gyrocompass

English

Etymology

gyro- +‎ compass

Noun

gyrocompass (plural gyrocompasses)

A north-seeking form of gyroscope used as a directional reference in navigation.

Synonyms

gyrscopic compass
gyroscope compass

Related terms

gyromagnetic compass

Translations

north-seeking gyroscope

Bulgarian: жирокомпас (bg) m (žirokompas)
Czech: gyrokompas m
Finnish: hyrräkompassi (fi)
French: gyrocompas (fr)

Russian: гирокомпас (ru) m (girokompas)
Spanish: girocompás
Ukrainian: гірокомпас m (hirokompas)

See also

artificial horizon
inertial navigation system (INS)

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