gps

or GPS, g.p.s.

abbreviation

gallons per second.

Words nearby gps

gpm, GPMU, G.P.O., G-protein, GPRS, gps, GPT, GPU, GQ, gr, GR8

Definition for gps (2 of 2)

GPS

[ jee-pee-es ]

/ ˈdʒiˈpiˈɛs /

abbreviation, noun

Global Positioning System:

a global system of U.S. navigational satellites developed to provide precise positional and velocity data and global time synchronization for air, sea, and land travel.
an electronic system that uses these satellites to determine the position of a vehicle, person, etc.: School buses will be equipped with GPS.
Also called GPS re·ceiv·er [jee-pee-esree-see-ver] /ˈdʒiˈpiˈɛs riˈsi vər/ . a receiver that determines its position by analyzing the satellite signals it receives: With the GPS in a smartphone, a utilities maintenance crew can navigate to within a few feet of a water meter.

verb (used with object) GPSed or GPS'd, GPS·ing.

to locate, track, or map by using a GPS system:My dad asked me to GPS the nearest gas station. The trail was scouted and GPSed by volunteers.

to equip with a GPS system:My new Honda is GPSed.

verb (used without object) GPSed or GPS'd, GPS·ing.

to use a GPS system to get to a place:With two hours to kill in an unfamiliar area, I GPSed to a shopping center.

Origin of GPS

First recorded in 1970–75

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for gps

Or Sensoria, a new athletic-wear company whose socks have GPS and whose shirts have a fitness tracker built into the bra.
Wearables Hit the Runway at Fashion Week|Raquel Laneri|September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He had a list of delegates and would plug in their addresses in his GPS and go house to house to house.
The Bizarro World Of Iowa’s GOP Convention|Ben Jacobs|June 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He requested a GPS device from the Americans and radio frequencies to transmit information back to the U.S. forces.
CIA Chief, White House Chief of Staff Long Argued the Taliban 5 Could Go Free|Josh Rogin, Eli Lake|June 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Played by Rudolph and Fred Armisen, they are the voices of the GPS system in cars.
Can Maya Rudolph Save the Variety Show?|Kevin Fallon|May 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST

It also seems odd that a project praising the map would be so categorically troubled by GPS.
Crazy Cartography: Artists and Writers Conjure a Slew of Imaginative Maps|Lauren Elkin|April 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Cellular telephony places us on the map of the world as precisely as the global positioning system (GPS) deployed on satellites.
The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin

British Dictionary definitions for gps

GPS

abbreviation for

global positioning system

(in Australia) Great Public Schools; used of a group of mainly nonstate schools, and of sporting competitions between them

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

Scientific definitions for gps

GPS

Abbreviation of Global Positioning System

单词	gps
释义	gps or GPS, g.p.s. abbreviation gallons per second. Words nearby gps gpm, GPMU, G.P.O., G-protein, GPRS, gps, GPT, GPU, GQ, gr, GR8 Definition for gps (2 of 2) GPS [ jee-pee-es ] / ˈdʒiˈpiˈɛs / abbreviation, noun Global Positioning System: a global system of U.S. navigational satellites developed to provide precise positional and velocity data and global time synchronization for air, sea, and land travel. an electronic system that uses these satellites to determine the position of a vehicle, person, etc.: School buses will be equipped with GPS. Also called GPS re·ceiv·er [jee-pee-esree-see-ver] /ˈdʒiˈpiˈɛs riˈsi vər/ . a receiver that determines its position by analyzing the satellite signals it receives: With the GPS in a smartphone, a utilities maintenance crew can navigate to within a few feet of a water meter. verb (used with object) GPSed or GPS'd, GPS·ing. to locate, track, or map by using a GPS system:My dad asked me to GPS the nearest gas station. The trail was scouted and GPSed by volunteers. to equip with a GPS system:My new Honda is GPSed. verb (used without object) GPSed or GPS'd, GPS·ing. to use a GPS system to get to a place:With two hours to kill in an unfamiliar area, I GPSed to a shopping center. Origin of GPS First recorded in 1970–75 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gps Or Sensoria, a new athletic-wear company whose socks have GPS and whose shirts have a fitness tracker built into the bra. Wearables Hit the Runway at Fashion Week\|Raquel Laneri\|September 11, 2014\|DAILY BEAST He had a list of delegates and would plug in their addresses in his GPS and go house to house to house. The Bizarro World Of Iowa’s GOP Convention\|Ben Jacobs\|June 23, 2014\|DAILY BEAST He requested a GPS device from the Americans and radio frequencies to transmit information back to the U.S. forces. CIA Chief, White House Chief of Staff Long Argued the Taliban 5 Could Go Free\|Josh Rogin, Eli Lake\|June 7, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Played by Rudolph and Fred Armisen, they are the voices of the GPS system in cars. Can Maya Rudolph Save the Variety Show?\|Kevin Fallon\|May 20, 2014\|DAILY BEAST It also seems odd that a project praising the map would be so categorically troubled by GPS. Crazy Cartography: Artists and Writers Conjure a Slew of Imaginative Maps\|Lauren Elkin\|April 13, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Cellular telephony places us on the map of the world as precisely as the global positioning system (GPS) deployed on satellites. The Civilization of Illiteracy\|Mihai Nadin British Dictionary definitions for gps GPS abbreviation for global positioning system (in Australia) Great Public Schools; used of a group of mainly nonstate schools, and of sporting competitions between them 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 Words related to gps family doctor, family physician, family practitioner, huff-duff, radio direction finder Scientific definitions for gps GPS Abbreviation of Global Positioning System The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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