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gps

gps
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Definitions of gps word

  • abbreviation GPS Global Positioning System 1
  • noun Definition of gps 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 gps GPS is an abbreviation for global positioning system. 0
  • abbreviation GPS (in Australia) Great Public Schools; used of a group of mainly nonstate schools, and of sporting competitions between them 0
  • noun gps 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. 0
  • abbreviation GPS gallons per second 0

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Parts of speech for Gps

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gps popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for gps

noun gps

  • global positioning system — GPS (def 1).
  • 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.
  • gp — doctor: general practitioner

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