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global positioning system

global positioning system noun: any system which enables a mobile receiver to determine its precise location based on signals received from satellites such as those of the US military, the Russian GLONASS system, or the proposed Galileo European alternative system.

Noun

global positioning system (plural global positioning systems)

  1. Any system which enables a mobile receiver to determine its precise location based on signals received from satellites such as those of the US military, the Russian GLONASS system, or the proposed Galileo European alternative system.

Proper noun capitalized: Global Positioning System

Global Positioning System

  1. A system which enables a mobile receiver to determine its precise location based on signals received from a constellation of US military satellites.
    Synonyms:
    GPS

global positioning system meaning in Tamil, Arabic, Malay and Indonesian

global positioning system in Tamil

உலகளாவிய நிலையறியும் அமைப்பு, புவி நிலை காட்டி, உலகளாவிய இடங்காட்டி, இடஞ்சுட்டி, செயற்கைக்கோள் வழிகாட்டி, நில வழிநடத்து அமைப்பு

global positioning system in Arabic

system determining precise location based on signals received from satellites
نِظَام اَلتَّمَوْضُع اَلْعَالَمِيّ niẓām at-tamawḍuʕ al-ʕālamiyy, جِي بِي إِس jī bī ʔes

global positioning system in Malay

system determining precise location based on signals received from satellites
sistem kedudukan sejagat, sistem penentududukan sejagat

global positioning system in Indonesian

system determining precise location based on signals received from satellites
sistem pemosisi global

Synonyms of global positioning system

Forms of global positioning system

pluralglobal positioning systems

Origin of global positioning system

From the proper noun Global Positioning System.

Questions about global positioning system

What does global positioning system mean?
Global positioning system means any system which enables a mobile receiver to determine its precise location based on signals received from satellites such as those of the US military, the Russian GLONASS system, or the proposed Galileo European alternative system.
What is global positioning system in Tamil?
Global positioning system in Tamil is உலகளாவிய நிலையறியும் அமைப்பு, புவி நிலை காட்டி, உலகளாவிய இடங்காட்டி. See Global positioning system meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is global positioning system?
Global positioning system can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of global positioning system?
The plural of global positioning system is global positioning systems.

Words near global positioning system in the dictionary

  1. global navigation satellite systems
  2. global north
  3. global order
  4. global orders
  5. global panini
  6. global positioning system
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  8. global scope
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  11. global socialism

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