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gyrocompass

/'dʒaɪroʊ,kəmpəs/

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noun
a compass that does not depend on magnetism but uses a gyroscope instead
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elmer ambrose sperry United States engineer and inventor of the gyrocompass (1860-1930)
sperry United States engineer and inventor of the gyrocompass (1860-1930)