gyrocompass

English

Alternative forms

• gyro compass

Etymology

gyro- +‎ compass

Noun

gyrocompass (plural gyrocompasses)

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

Synonyms

• gyroscopic 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)
• Greek: γυροσκοπική πυξίδα f (gyroskopikí pyxída)
• Russian: гирокомпас (ru) m (girokompas)
• Spanish: girocompás
• Swedish: gyrokompass c
• Ukrainian: гірокомпас m (hirokompas)

Verb

gyrocompass (third-person singular simple present gyrocompasses, present participle gyrocompassing, simple past and past participle gyrocompassed)

1. To use a gyrocompass.

See also

• artificial horizon
• inertial navigation system (INS)

Further reading

• gyrocompass on Wikipedia.Wikipedia