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noun
A north-seeking form of gyroscope used as a directional reference in navigation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To use a gyrocompass.
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noun
a compass that does not depend on magnetism but uses a gyroscope instead
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: compass
History
From gyro- + compass.
Across languages
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
