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Word: Gyrocompass
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdʒʌɪrə(ʊ)kʌmpəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a non-magnetic compass in which the direction of true north is maintained by a continuously driven gyroscope whose axis is parallel to the earth's axis of rotation.
Short Definition:non-magnetic compass in which direction of true north is maintained by continuously driven gyroscope whose axis is parallel to earth's axis of rotation
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