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gyrocompass

gyrocompass noun: a north-seeking form of gyroscope used as a directional reference in navigation.

Noun

gyrocompass (plural gyrocompasses)

  1. A north-seeking form of gyroscope used as a directional reference in navigation.

Verb

gyrocompass (third-person singular simple present gyrocompasses, present participle gyrocompassing, simple past and past participle gyrocompassed)

  1. To use a gyrocompass.

gyrocompass meaning in Tamil

gyrocompass in Tamil

சுழிதிசைகாட்டி

Synonyms of gyrocompass

Forms of gyrocompass

Noun
pluralgyrocompasses
alternative formgyro compass
Verb
third-person singular presentgyrocompasses
present participlegyrocompassing
past participlegyrocompassed
pastgyrocompassed

Origin of gyrocompass

From gyro- + compass.

Questions about gyrocompass

What does gyrocompass mean?
Gyrocompass means a north-seeking form of gyroscope used as a directional reference in navigation.
What is gyrocompass in Tamil?
Gyrocompass in Tamil is சுழிதிசைகாட்டி. See Gyrocompass meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is gyrocompass?
Gyrocompass can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of gyrocompass?
The plural of gyrocompass is gyrocompasses.

Words near gyrocompass in the dictionary

  1. gyrochronological
  2. gyrochronology
  3. gyrocircle
  4. gyrocircles
  5. gyrocommutative
  6. gyrocompass
  7. gyrocompassed
  8. gyrocompasses
  9. gyrocompassing
  10. gyrocone
  11. gyrocones

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gyrocompass (page history and authors); gyrocompass (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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