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artificial horizon

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.85 in modern English

Syllables
ar-ti-fi-cial hori-zon
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An instrument that displays the pitch and roll of an aircraft in flight by comparing its attitude to a gyroscopically-maintained indication of the flat horizon line.

noun

A small trough containing mercury, the surface of which shows a reflection of the celestial bodies.

Obsolete

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Astronomy.

Inflected Forms

artificial horizons (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

gyrocompass

Synonyms

attitude indicator gyro horizon navball flight indicator

Questions

What does artificial horizon mean?
An instrument that displays the pitch and roll of an aircraft in flight by comparing its attitude to a gyroscopically-maintained indication of the flat horizon line.

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