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GYROCOMPASS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does gyrocompass mean?
• GYROCOMPASS (noun)
The noun GYROCOMPASS has 1 sense:
1. a compass that does not depend on magnetism but uses a gyroscope instead
Familiarity information: GYROCOMPASS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A compass that does not depend on magnetism but uses a gyroscope instead
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("gyrocompass" is a kind of...):
compass (navigational instrument for finding directions)
Meronyms (parts of "gyrocompass"):
gyro; gyroscope (rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction)
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