"artificial horizon" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: artificial horizons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} artificial horizon (plural artificial horizons)
  1. (aviation) 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. Categories (topical): Aviation, Measuring instruments, Mercury (element) Synonyms: attitude indicator, gyro horizon, navball Related terms: gyrocompass Translations (an instrument indicating orientation): horizonte artificial [masculine] (Portuguese), авиагоризо́нт (aviagorizónt) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-artificial_horizon-en-noun-kI2-Mbqn Disambiguation of Measuring instruments: 90 10 Disambiguation of Mercury (element): 47 53 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'an instrument indicating orientation': 88 12
  2. (obsolete) A small trough containing mercury, the surface of which shows a reflection of the celestial bodies. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Astronomy, Mercury (element)
    Sense id: en-artificial_horizon-en-noun-nxZC5kSt Disambiguation of Astronomy: 41 59 Disambiguation of Mercury (element): 47 53 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Inflected forms

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