GPS is an abbreviation for global positioning system.
GPS operates best near the equator.
...a GPS receiver.
GPS in British English
abbreviation for
1.
global positioning system
2.
(in Australia) Great Public Schools; used of a group of mainly nonstate schools, and of sporting competitions between them
GPS in American English
Global Positioning System: an electronic system using a network of satellites to indicate on a computerized receiver the position of a vehicle, ship, person, etc.
gps in American English
gallons per second
GPS in Electrical Engineering
(dʒi pi ɛs) or Global Positioning System
abbreviation
(Electrical engineering: Instrumentation, measuring, and testing, Devices)
GPS is a satellite-based navigation system in which two or more signals, received from satellites, are used to determine the receiver's position on the globe.
The system uses GPS and an advanced timing system to provide flight tracking data on aircraft.
Land surveying, and navigation via land, water, and air use GPS to determine routes and locations based on radio waves from satellites.
GPS is a satellite-based navigation system in which two or more signals, received fromsatellites, are used to determine the receiver's position on the globe.
PronunciationThree-letter abbreviations are usually pronounced as separate letters with the stresson the last syllable.CHP ( /si eɪtʃ pi/)CPU ( /si pi yu/)DMM ( /di ɛm ɛm/)RFI ( /ɑr ɛf aɪ]/)RMS ( /ɑr ɛm ɛs/)
Examples of 'GPS' in a sentence
GPS
Billy Allen glanced at the GPS satellite positioning receiver.
Terman, Douglas CORMORANT
In other languages
GPS
British English: GPS /dʒiː piː ɛs/ ABBREVIATION
GPS is a system that uses signals from satellites to find out the position of an object. GPS is an abbreviation for `global positioning system'.
GPS operates best near the equator.
American English: GPS
Arabic: نِظَامُ تَـحْديدِ الـمَواقِعِ العالـميّ
Brazilian Portuguese: GPS sistema de posicionamento global
Chinese: 全球定位系统
Croatian: GPS
Czech: GPS
Danish: GPS
Dutch: GPS
European Spanish: GPS
Finnish: GPS
French: GPS
German: GPS
Greek: σύστημα GPS
Italian: navigatore satellitare
Japanese: グローバルポジショニングシステム
Korean: 위성항법장치
Norwegian: GPS
Polish: GPS
European Portuguese: GPS sistema de posicionamento global
Romanian: GPS
Russian: глобальная система навигации и определения положения
Latin American Spanish: GPS
Swedish: GPS
Thai: ระบบการค้นหาทางโดยใช้ดาวเทียม
Turkish: GPS sistemi
Ukrainian: GPS
Vietnamese: hệ thống chỉ đường bằng vệ tinh
Definition of 'GPS'
Chinese translation of 'GPS'
GPS
(ˈdʒiːpiːˈɛs)
n abbr
(= global positioning system) 全球定位系统 (quánqiú dìngwèi xìtǒng) (个(個), gè)