单词 | gyro-compass |
释义 | > as lemmasgyro-compass gyro-compass n. a form of gyroscope used as a compass, being continuously driven and specially mounted so that its axis remains parallel to that of the earth. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > navigational aids > [noun] > compass > types of paradoxal compass1558 steering compass1669 variation compass1669 correcting compass1821 telltale1828 pelorus1854 liquid compass1865 gyroscope-compass1909 gyro-compass1910 radio compass1912 gyro1914 gyroscopic compass1920 inductor compass1922 gyro-pilot1923 induction compass1925 astrocompass1942 flux gate compass1946 1910 tr. Anschütz Gyro Compass 10 An accurate means of determining direction by some ‘nonmagnetic’ appliance is of great importance; this is..appreciated by many of the large navies, who are installing the Gyro Compass in their submarines. 1911 Chambers's Jrnl. 27 May 414/2 The magnetic compass is easily deranged... Its rival is the gyro-compass. 1913 J. H. Poynting Earth 98 That very remarkable invention by the brothers Anschütz, termed the Gyro Compass. 1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 22 Jan. 51/3 A speck of dust might cause a gyro compass to ‘wander’. 1966 McGraw-Hill Encycl. Sci. & Technol. (rev. ed.) VI. 305/2 Modern gyrocompasses..are now used as the prime navigational instrument on nearly every ship. < as lemmas |
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