单词 | artificial horizon |
释义 | artificial horizonSEE SYNONYMS FOR artificial horizon ON THESAURUS.COM nouna level, as a surface of mercury, used in determining the altitudes of stars. the bubble in a sextant or octant for aerial use. Also called flight indicator, gyro horizon .Aeronautics an instrument that indicates the banking and pitch of an aircraft with respect to the horizon. Origin of artificial horizonFirst recorded in 1795–1805 Words nearby artificial horizonartificial feel, artificial gene, artificial gravity, artificial harmonics, artificial heart, artificial horizon, artificial insemination, artificial intelligence, artificiality, artificialize, artificial kidney Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for artificial horizonartificial horizon nounAlso called: gyro horizon an aircraft instrument, using a gyroscope, that indicates the aircraft's attitude in relation to the horizontal astronomy a level reflecting surface, such as one of mercury, that measures the altitude of a celestial body as half the angle between the body and its reflection Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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