INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does inertial navigation system mean? 

• INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM (noun)
  The noun INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM has 1 sense:

1. a system to control a plane or spacecraft; uses inertial forces

  Familiarity information: INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A system to control a plane or spacecraft; uses inertial forces

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

inertial guidance system; inertial navigation system

Hypernyms ("inertial navigation system" is a kind of...):

system (instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity)

Holonyms ("inertial navigation system" is a part of...):

automatic pilot; autopilot; robot pilot (a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course)

ballistic capsule; space vehicle; spacecraft (a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun)