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Definition: Gyrocompass |
GyrocompassNoun1. A compass that does not depend on magnetism but uses a gyroscope instead. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Mining | A. A north-seeking form of gyroscope used as a vehicle's or craft's directional reference. Also known as gyroscopic compass b. The gyrocompass is used in underground and borehole surveying.Syn:gyroscopic compass; gyrostatic compass. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
This is because true North is the only direction for which the gyroscope can remain on the surface of the earth and not be required to change. This is considered to be a point of minimum potential energy.
Since the operation of a gyrocompass crucially depends on its rotation on Earth, it won't function correctly if the vessel it is mounted on is fast moving, especially in East-West direction.
The gyrocompass was patented in 1885 by the Dutch Martinus Gerardus van den Bos; however, his device never worked properly. In 1903, the German Herman Anschütz-Kaempfe constructed a working gyrocompass and obtained a patent on the design. In 1908, the American inventor Elmer Ambrose Sperry patented a gyrocompass in the US. When he attempted to sell this device to the German navy in 1914, Anschütz-Kaempfe sued for patent infringement. Sperry argued that Anschütz-Kaempfe's patent was invalid because it did not significantly improve on the earlier van den Bos patent. Albert Einstein testified in the case, first agreeing with Sperry but then reversing himself and finding that Anschütz-Kaempfe's patent was valid and that Sperry had infringed by using a specific dampening method. Anschütz-Kaempfe won the case in 1915.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Gyrocompass."
Crosswords: Gyrocompass |
| English words defined with "gyrocompass": Elmer Ambrose Sperry ♦ Sperry. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "gyrocompass": gyro north ♦ RADIO OFFICER, radio operator. (references) |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
gyrocompass | 14 |
gyrocompass sperry | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "gyrocompass"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | xhirobusull. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | жирокомпас. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | "罗经 (gyro). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | kompas (compass, magnetic compass). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | gyrokompas (gyro compass, gyro-magnetic compass, gyroscopic compass). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | kompasgyro (gyro compass, gyro-magnetic compass). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | نوعی قطب نماکه شمال حقیقی رامنماید. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | gyroscope boussole (gyro compass, gyro-magnetic compass). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | kreiselkompass (gyroscopic compass). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | γυροσκοπική πυξίδα (gyro compass, gyro-magnetic compass, gyroscopic compass). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | girobussola (gyro compass, gyro-magnetic compass), bussola giroscopica (gyro compass, gyro-magnetic compass, gyroscopic compass). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | ジプシー音楽 (German, giant, giant panda, Giants, gibberellin, gym, gymkhana, gymnasium, gymnastics, gypsy music, gyro, gyrocompas, gyrocopter, gyropilot, gyroscope, Jacquard, jar, jargon, jerk, jerky, jersey, Jim Crow, journal, journalism, journalist, journalistic, journey, young people who sit on the ground or sidewalk). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ジャイロコンパス . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 자이로컴퍼스 (gyro). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | yrocompassgay girobússola (gyro compass, gyro-magnetic compass, gyroscopic compass). (various references) гирокомпас (gyro-compass). (various references) žirokompasni, žirokompas. (various references) compás giroscópico (gyro compass, gyro-magnetic compass), brújula giroscópica (gyro compass, gyro-magnetic compass). (various references) gyrokompass (gyro). (various references) topaç pusulası, ciroskoplu pusula. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "gyrocompass": gyrocompasses. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "gyrocompass" (pronounced jī"rōku'mpus) |
| 4 | -m p u s | campus, compass, encompass, pompous. |
| 3 | -p u s | corpus, eohippus, hospice, Lupus, multipurpose, Opus, porpoise, precipice, purpose, tapas. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-g-m-o-o-p-r-s-s-y" | |
-3 letters: prosomas. | |
-4 letters: compass, morassy, orgasms, pogroms, prosoma, scroops. | |
-5 letters: across, argosy, campos, cargos, caroms, compos, copras, cosmos, cramps, cymars, gramps, grasps, grassy, grooms, macros, mayors, morass, morays, oogamy, orgasm, pargos, payors, pogrom, promos, prosos, sapors, scamps, scarps, scoops, scrags, scrams, scraps, scroop, sopors, sorgos, spoors, sprags, sprays. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-g-m-o-o-p-r-s-s-y" | |
+2 letters: gyrocompasses. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)47 79 72 6F 63 6F 6D 70 61 73 73 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)--. -.--. .-. --- -.-. --- -- .--. .- ... ... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000111 01111001 01110010 01101111 01100011 01101111 01101101 01110000 01100001 01110011 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)G y r o c o m p a s s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0047 0079 0072 006F 0063 006F 006D 0070 0061 0073 0073 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4191848169817982678585 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Albanian | fjalor, qartësi, përcaktim, saktësi, transmetim, transferim | shqip, албанец, албански език, албански, 阿"巴尼亚语, 阿爾巴尼亞人 , albánský, Albanees, Albanais, albaner, αλβανικόσ, Αλβανός, αλβανόσ, albanese, 알"니아, albanês, албанский, albanski, albanac, albanés, alban, Arnavut |
Bulgarian | речник, яснота, сила, очертания, дефиниция, транслация, превеждане, предаване, поддаване, тълкуване, огъване, превод | bulgr, български, български език, българин, 保 利亚, bulharský, bulgarer, bulgare, 'ούλγαρος, bulgaro, 불가리아, болгарский, болгарин, bugarski jezik, bugarski, bugarka, bugarin, búlgaro, bulgar, bulgaristan ile ilgili |
Chinese | 字典 , 定義 , 定义, 翻译 | kinez, китайски, 汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , èínský, èínština, èíòan, kineser, Chinois, Chinesisch, Κινέζος, κινέζικα, κινέζικοσ, κινέζοσ, σινικόσ, cinese, チフス菌 , チャイニーズ , 중국, chinês, китайский, китаец, kineski jezik, kineski, chino, kinesisk, çinli, çince, çin ile ilgili, çin |
Czech | slovník, definice, překlad | çek, чешки, 捷克語 , 捷克语, 捷克 , èesky, èeské, èech, èeština, èeský, èeška, tjekker, tjekke, Tsjech, Tsjechisch, tchèque, Tscheche, tschechisch, Tschechin, Τσέχος, ceco, 체", чешский, češki jezik, čeh, češki, checo, tjeck, Çek, çekoslovakyalı kimse, çekoslovakyalı, çek dili |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | danisht, danishte, датски език, датски, 丹麦语, dánský, dánština, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, danese, 덴마크, dinamarquês, датский, danski, danski jezik, danés, dansk, danimarkalı, danimarka dili |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | holandez, холандски, немски език, холандски език, холандците, немски, 菏蘭語 , 荷兰语, holandský, nizozemský, hollandsk, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, olandese, 네덜란", holandês, голландский, holanđanin, u škripcu, holandski, holandés, holländsk, alman, eş, flemenkçe, holandaca, hollanda, karı, hollandalı, hollandalılara özgü olan, Hollandali, hollanda'ya ait |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | frëngjishte, frëng, franceze, френски език, френски, 法國 , 法文 , 法語 , 法语, francouzský, francouzština, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francese, フレコン化 , 仏文 , フランス" , 仏 , ふつぶ", ふつ, フレンチ , フランセ , "랑스, francês, французский, francuski jezik, francuski, francuzi, francés, fransk, franska, fransızca, fransız, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransa ile ilgili |
German | wörterbuch, Übersetzung | gjerman, германски, немски език, немски, немец, роден, готически, германец, 德语, 德國 , 德文 , 德語 , nìmec, nìmecký, tysker, Duitse, allemand, deutsch, Deutsche, "ερμανός, tedesco, ジプシー音楽 , ジャーマン , 독일, alemão, немецкий, germanski, alemán, tysk, alman |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | гръцки език, гръцки, грък, 希腊语, 希臘語 , řek, řecký, řeètina, græker, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, greco, ギリシア語 , ギリシア", 그리스, grego, греческий, грек, grčki, grk, grčki jezik, griego, grek, yunanistan'a ait, yunanca, yunan, Yunanli, yunanlı, Rumca, rum |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | италиански език, италиански, италианец, 意大利 , 意大利語 , 意大利语, italský, italština, ital, italiener, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, italiano, 이탈리아, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский, italijan, italijanski jezik, italijanski, italiensk, italienska, italienare, italyanca, italyan |
Japanese Kanji | 辭典 , 辞典 , 字引 , 辞林 , 字書 , ディーゼル電気車 , 言海 , 辞彙 , 辞書 , 確定 , ディーゼル電気車 , デ'ドロ酢酸 , 翻訳 | japonez, японски език, японци, японски, 日語 , 日语, 日本 , 日文 , 倭 , japonský, Japonais, japaner, japanisch, ιαπωνικόσ, Ιάπωνας· "ιαπωνέζος, ιάπωνεσ, ιάπων, ιαπωνικά, giapponese, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", 일본, japonês, японский, японец, japanski, japanski jezik, japanac, japonés, japansk, Japonca |
Japanese Katakana | じい, じびき, じて", ディクショナリー , じり", じしょ, '"かい, ディクショナリ , デフィニション , ディフィニション , ていぎ, かくてい, へい"ういどう, やくじゅつ, トランスレーション , やくしょ, やくしゅつ, "うどく, ほ"やく, ほ"やくしょ | japonez, японски език, японци, японски, 日語 , 日语, 日本 , 日文 , 倭 , japonský, Japonais, japaner, japanisch, ιαπωνικόσ, Ιάπωνας· "ιαπωνέζος, ιάπωνεσ, ιάπων, ιαπωνικά, giapponese, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", 일본, japonês, японский, японец, japanski, japanski jezik, japanac, japonés, japansk, Japonca |
Korean | 사 , 의, 번역 | korean, корейски език, корейски, 韩国语, "國 , 朝鮮語 , korejec, korejština, korejský, Koreaans, coréen, koreanisch, Koreaner, κορεάτικοσ, κορεάτησ, 한국, coréia, a língua coreana, кореец, корейский, korejski, korejski jezik, koreanac, coreano, koreansk, kore'li |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | portugez, portugalisht, португалски, португалски език, португалец, 葡萄牙語 , 葡萄牙人 , 葡萄牙语, portugalský, portugiser, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portoghese, ポルトガル語 , ポルトガル", 포르투갈, português, португальский, portugalski jezik, portugalac, portugalski, portugués, portugis, portekizce, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli |
Russian | словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение | руски език, руски, руснак, 俄語 , 俄文 , 俄语, ruština, ruský, russer, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, russo, ロシア語 , ロシア", 러시아, русский, ruski jezik, ruski, ruso, ryss, Rusça |
Serbo-Croatian | leksikon, rečnik, definicija, tumačenje | 塞"维亚-克罗地亚语, 塞爾維亞克羅地亞語 , serbokroatisch, 세르보크로아티아, servo-croata, srpsko-hrvatski jezik, srpsko-hrvatski, serbokroatiska, serbokroatisk |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | spanjoll, испански език, испански, 西班牙語 , 西班牙文 , 西班牙语, španìlský, španìlština, Spaans, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spagnolo, スペイン語 , スパイ罪 , スペイン", スパニッシュ , 스페인, espanhol, испанский, španski, španski jezik, español, spanska språk, spansk, ispanyollar, ispanyol, ispanyolca |
Swedish | ordbok, lexikon, definition, översättning | suedez, шведски, шведски език, швед, 瑞典語 , 瑞典语, švédský, švédština, Zweeds, suédois, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svedese, スウェーデン語 , スウェーデン", 스웨덴, шведский, švedski jezik, švedski, sueco, svensk, isveççe, isveç dili, isveç, Ísveçlí |
Turkish | sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercüme | turk, турски език, турски, 土耳其語 , 土耳其, turecký, tureètina, turque, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, турецкий, turski jezik, turski, turco, turkisk, türkçe, türk |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | anglezët, anglez, gjuhë zngleze, anglishte, anglisht, английски език, английски, англичаните, 英语, 英國 , 英文 , 英 , 英語 , anglicky, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, inglese, 영국, inglês, английский, engleski, englez, engleski jezik, inglés, engelsk, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce |
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