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    INERTIAL GUIDANCE SYSTEM

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A system to control a plane or spacecraft; uses inertial forcesplay

    Synonyms:

    inertial guidance system; inertial navigation system

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("inertial guidance system" is a kind of...):

    system (instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity)

    Holonyms ("inertial guidance system" is a part of...):

    automatic pilot; autopilot; robot pilot (a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course)

    ballistic capsule; space vehicle; spacecraft (a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun)

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