Meanings
noungyrocompass (plural gyrocompasses)
plural gyrocompasses · alternative gyro compass
- A north-seeking form of gyroscope used as a directional reference in navigation.
Synonyms: gyroscopic compass, gyroscope compass
verbgyrocompass (third-person singular simple present gyrocompasses, present participle gyrocompassing, simple past and past participle gyrocompassed)
present singular third person gyrocompasses · participle present gyrocompassing · participle past gyrocompassed · past gyrocompassed · alternative gyro compass
- To use a gyrocompass.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA north-seeking form of gyroscope used as a directional reference in navigation.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian жирокомпас
- жирокомпас (žirokompas)north-seeking gyroscope
Chinese Mandarin 陀螺羅經 /陀螺罗经
- 陀螺羅經 /陀螺罗经north-seeking gyroscope
Czech gyrokompas
- gyrokompasnorth-seeking gyroscope
Finnish hyrräkompassi
- hyrräkompassinorth-seeking gyroscope
French gyrocompas
- gyrocompasnorth-seeking gyroscope
Greek γυροσκοπική πυξίδα
- γυροσκοπική πυξίδα (gyroskopikí pyxída)north-seeking gyroscope
Japanese ジャイロコンパス
- ジャイロコンパスnorth-seeking gyroscope
Russian гироко́мпас
- гироко́мпас (girokómpas)north-seeking gyroscope
Spanish girocompás
- girocompásnorth-seeking gyroscope
Swedish gyrokompass
- gyrokompassnorth-seeking gyroscope
Ukrainian гірокомпас
- гірокомпас (hirokompas)north-seeking gyroscope
Cite this entry
APA
gyrocompass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gyrocompass
MLA
“gyrocompass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gyrocompass. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gyrocompass,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gyrocompass.
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