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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 insteadplay

  Familiarity information: GYROCOMPASS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GYROCOMPASS (noun)


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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