astrocompass
1astrocompass — [as′trō kum΄pəs, as′trəkum΄pəs] n. an instrument for determining the direction of an aircraft by sighting upon a celestial body * * * …
2astrocompass — [as′trō kum΄pəs, as′trəkum΄pəs] n. an instrument for determining the direction of an aircraft by sighting upon a celestial body …
3Astrocompass — An astrocompass is a navigational tool for determining the direction of north through the positions of various astronomical bodies.There are certain circumstances when magnetic compasses and gyrocompasses are unreliable. The most obvious is in… …
4astrocompass — astronominis kompasas statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Navigacijos įtaisas orlaivio, laivo, povandeninio laivo tikrajam ir ortodrominiam kursui nustatyti. atitikmenys: angl. astrocompass; celestial compass vok.… …
5astrocompass — noun A form of compass in which direction is evaluated by sighting stars of known position …
6astrocompass — as·tro·compass …
7astrocompass — /ˈæstroʊˌkʌmpəs/ (say astroh.kumpuhs) noun a compass for indicating direction relative to the stars …
8astrocompass — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ˌ noun ( es) Etymology: astr + compass : a device that by mechanically solving the astronomical triangle reveals the bearing of any recognized celestial body to a navigator and is used especially near the earth s magnetic pole where… …
9astro compass/astrocompass — A nonmagnetic compass that establishes directions relative to the known true bearing of a heavenly body that emits light and whose direction is known. This reference bearing either is computed or determined indirectly by making various settings… …
10Compass — This article is about the direction finding instrument used in navigation. For other uses, see Compass (disambiguation). A simple dry magnetic pocket compass …
