| 单词 | liquid compass |
| 释义 | > as lemmasliquid compass liquid compass n. a form of magnetic compass used in ships in which the card and needle are mainly supported by floating in a bowl filled with liquid. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > navigational aids > [noun] > compass > types of paradoxal compass1558 steering compass1669 variation compass1669 correcting compass1821 telltale1828 pelorus1854 liquid compass1865 gyroscope-compass1909 gyro-compass1910 radio compass1912 gyro1914 gyroscopic compass1920 inductor compass1922 gyro-pilot1923 induction compass1925 astrocompass1942 flux gate compass1946 1865 Rep. 34th Meeting Brit. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 1864 14 The distinctive peculiarities of the liquid compass are an air-tight metallic case, within which is placed the magnetic needle, and of such size and weight as to be of very nearly the same specific gravity as the liquid in which it is intended to float. 1959 E. C. Goldsworthy Seamanship & Navigation iii. 41 This liquid compass is preferred to the dry-card compass where there is much vibration, as the liquid damps the oscillations of the card caused by the movements of the vessel. < as lemmas |
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