inertial guidance

in·er·tia guid·ance

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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [in-ur-shuh, ih-nur- gahyd-ns]
- /ɪnˈɜr ʃə, ɪˈnɜr- ˈgaɪd ns/
- /ɪ.ˈnɜːʃ.l̩ ˈɡaɪ.dəns/

Definitions of inertial guidance words

noun inertial guidance a guidance system for an aerospace vehicle, in which self-contained devices determine the vehicle's course on the basis of the directions and magnitudes of the accelerations it undergoes in flight. 1
noun inertial guidance a method of controlling the flight path of a missile by instruments contained within it. Velocities or distances covered, computed from the acceleration measured by these instruments, are compared with stored data and used to control the speed and direction of the missile 0

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

First recorded in 1950-55

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