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inertial reference unit

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables
in-er-tial ref-er-ence u-nit
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A device which uses the forces applied to a spacecraft or aircraft in order to track its orientation.

noun

Synonym of inertial navigation system.

Inflected Forms

inertial reference units (plural)

Derived Forms

ADIRU IRU

Synonyms

IRU inertial navigation system

Questions

What does inertial reference unit mean?
A device which uses the forces applied to a spacecraft or aircraft in order to track its orientation.

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