Gps

//d͡ʒiˈpi.es// name, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of global positioning system (“satellite navigation system”). abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

    ""But the Civil Aviation Authority is very worried about 'flyaway' - if someone has bought a GPS jammer on eBay because they don't want drones near their house, it can cause drones to get completely lost and shoot off in a random direction until they run out of battery."

  2. 2
    plural of GP form-of, plural
  3. 3
    plural of gp form-of, plural
  4. 4
    a navigational system involving satellites and computers that can determine the latitude and longitude of a receiver on Earth by computing the time difference for signals from different satellites to reach the receiver wordnet
  5. 5
    Ellipsis of GPS receiver. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
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  1. 6
    Initialism of Goodpasture syndrome. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To locate something using a GPS system. transitive
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Global Positioning System (“a U.S. military-based satellite navigation system”). abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "Since then he has been an Consultant Engineer within INMOS, specialising in GPS and satcomms applications of the transputer."

Synonyms

All synonyms
global positioning systemglobal positioning systemgps receivergps systemnavstar

Example

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"In recent years, with a method called VLBI that uses quasar observations, and by GPS we have begun to understand the absolute movement of tectonic plates."

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