global positioning system

glob·al po·si·tion sys·tem

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gloh-buh l puh-zish-uh n sis-tuh m]
- /ˈgloʊ bəl pəˈzɪʃ ən ˈsɪs təm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gloh-buh l puh-zish-uh n sis-tuh m]
- /ˈgloʊ bəl pəˈzɪʃ ən ˈsɪs təm/

Definitions of global positioning system words

noun global positioning system GPS (def 1). 1
noun Definition of global positioning system in Technology (communications) (GPS) A system for determining postion on the Earth's surface by comparing radio signals from several satellites. When completed the system will consist of 24 satellites equipped with radio transmitters and atomic clocks. Depending on your geographic location, the GPS receiver samples data from up to six satellites, it then calculates the time taken for each satellite signal to reach the GPS receiver, and from the difference in time of reception, determines your location. 1
countable noun global positioning system A global positioning system is a system that uses signals from satellites to find out the position of an object. The abbreviation GPS is also used. 0
noun global positioning system a system of earth-orbiting satellites, transmitting signals continuously towards the earth, that enables the position of a receiving device on or near the earth's surface to be accurately estimated from the difference in arrival times of the signals 0

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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gps — Global Positioning System
huff-duff — a method used by the Allies in World War II for locating enemy submarines and other naval or land targets through simultaneous bearings on their radio transmissions.
radio direction finder — a navigational aid establishing a fix by means of the bearings of two known radio stations. Abbreviation: RDF.

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