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inertial reference units

inertial reference units is the plural of inertial reference unit.

Meaning of inertial reference unit

Noun

inertial reference unit (plural inertial reference units)

  1. A device which uses the forces applied to a spacecraft or aircraft in order to track its orientation.
  2. Synonym of inertial navigation system.

Questions about inertial reference units

What is inertial reference units the plural of?
Inertial reference units is the plural of inertial reference unit.

Words near inertial reference units in the dictionary

  1. inertial navigation units
  2. inertial reference
  3. inertial reference system
  4. inertial reference systems
  5. inertial reference unit
  6. inertial reference units
  7. inertial space
  8. inertial spaces
  9. inertialess
  10. inertialessness
  11. inertially

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