GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS)

Meaning of GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) in English

A system which verifies latitude and longitude of a location on the ground through the use of a transmitter and a remote (satellite) vehicle.

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GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) — Precise, satellite-based navigation and location system developed for U.S. military use but available to the general public with the use …
Английский словарь Британика
GPS — Airport Name : Seymour Airport Airport Location : Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador IATA Code : GPS ICAO Code : …
Airport Code English Dictionary
GLOBAL — adj 1. global, world-wide; 2. total, aggregate, inclusive, etc.
Interlingua English vocab
GPS — I. noun Etymology: Global Positioning System Date: 1975 a navigational system using satellite signals to fix the location of a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SYSTEM — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Small Computer System Interface ABO blood group system actor manager system American System of …
Английский словарь Британика
GLOBAL — I. ˈglōbəl adjective 1. : having the shape of a globe : spherical the earth is a global mass 2. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GPS — I. abbreviation Usage: often not capitalized gallons per second II. ˌjē(ˌ)pēˈes noun Etymology: German lobal P ositioning S ystem : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SYSTEM — ˈsistə̇m noun ( -s ) Etymology: Late Latin systema, from Greek systēma, from synistanai to bring together, combine, from syn- …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POSITIONING — noun ( -s ) Etymology: from positioning, present participle of position (II) : a placing or arranging in position : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GPS — gallons per second. Also, GPS, g.p.s.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GPS — Global Positioning System. See NAVSTAR Global Positioning System .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GLOBAL — — globally , adv. /gloh"beuhl/ , adj. 1. pertaining to the whole world; worldwide; universal: the dream of global peace. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GPS — navigation system that works by a worldwide networks of satellites, car navigation system
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GPS — I. ˌjē-(ˌ)pē-ˈes noun Etymology: G lobal P ositioning S ystem Date: 1975 : a navigational system using satellite signals to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GLOBAL — adjective Date: 1640 1. : spherical 2. : of, relating to, or involving the entire world : worldwide a global …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GPS — ■ abbreviation Global Positioning System (a satellite navigational system).
Concise Oxford English vocab
GPS — [GPS] abbreviation gallons per second
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GLOBAL — global BrE AmE ˈɡləʊb ə l AmE ˈɡloʊb ə l ▷ global|ism ˌɪz ə m ▷ global|ist/s ɪst/s § əst/s …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SYSTEM — / ˈsɪstəm; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] system (of / for sth) an organized set of ideas or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POSITIONING — ➡ position
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GPS — / ˌdʒiː piː ˈes; NAmE / abbreviation global positioning system (= a system by which signals are sent from satellites …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GLOBAL — / ˈgləʊbl; NAmE ˈgloʊbl/ adjective [ usually before noun ] 1. covering or affecting the whole world : global issues …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SYSTEM — sys ‧ tem S1 W1 /ˈsɪstəm, ˈsɪstɪm/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ system , ↑ systematization …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GPS — GPS /ˌdʒiː piː ˈes/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] (Global Positioning System) a system that uses radio signals from ↑ satellite …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GLOBAL — glo ‧ bal W2 /ˈɡləʊb ə l $ ˈɡloʊ-/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ globe , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GLOBAL — adj. 1 worldwide (global conflict). 2 relating to or embracing a group of items etc.; total. øglobal warming the increase …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GLOBAL — adj. 1 worldwide (global conflict). 2 relating to or embracing a group of items etc.; total. global warming the increase …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GLOBAL — adj.1 worldwide (global conflict). 2 relating to or embracing a group of items etc.; total. Phrases and idioms: global warming …
Oxford English vocab
SYSTEM — ( systems) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A system is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GPS — ( GPSs) GPS is an abbreviation for global positioning system . GPS operates best near the equator. ...a GPS receiver. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GLOBAL — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. You can use global to describe …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GPS — ~ is an abbreviation for global positioning system . ~ operates best near the equator. ...a ~ receiver. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SYSTEM — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a class system/structure (= a social system that has classes ) ▪ He felt he …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GLOBAL — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a global/international perspective ▪ A global perspective allows firms to spot opportunities and reduce supply …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GLOBAL — [adjective]If something is global, it relates to the whole world.The oil-well fires are a regional but not a global catastrophe.The …
Cambridge English vocab
SYSTEM — n. free enterprise system Small Computer System Interface ABO blood group system actor manager system American System of manufacture Apgar …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
POSITIONING — Synonyms and related words : allocation, assignment, collocation, deployment, deposit, deposition, disposition, emplacement, lading, loading, localization, locating, location, packing, pinpointing, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GPS — someone who really likes to give driving directions. (after Global Positioning System) Example: She wants to know how to get …
Slang English vocab
GPS — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
GPS — noun GPS is used before these nouns: ↑ antenna , ↑ navigation , ↑ receiver , ↑ satellite , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
GLOBAL — adj. Global is used with these nouns: ↑ affair , ↑ alliance , ↑ ambition , ↑ arena , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
GLOBAL — adj. 25B6; adjective the global economy : WORLDWIDE, international, world, intercontinental. a global view of the problem : COMPREHENSIVE, overall, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GPS — Global Positioning System
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
GPS — Groundwater Protection Strategy
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
GLOBAL — adj. worldwide, international, broad, extensive, wide-ranging, far-reaching, epidemic, pandemic, universal Protection of the atmosphere is a global responsibility
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
GPS — Global Positioning Satellite/System
Computer Abbreviations English vocabulary
GPS — Global Positioning System
Computer Acronyms English vocab
GLOBAL — 1. Pertaining to, or involving, the entire world. ( 188 ) 2. Pertaining to that which is defined in one …
Telecommunication Standard Terms English vocab
SYSTEM — An orderly, interconnected, complex arrangement of parts. See air filtration system , air injection reaction system , anti-lock brake system …
English Dictionary of Automotive Terms
GPS — Acronym for "Global Positioning (via) Satellite"
English Dictionary of Automotive Terms
POSITIONING — the overall matching of the company's offerings relative to specifically identified customer's needs. Can also he used as a term …
Raynet Business and Marketing English Glossary
GPS — Global Positioning System
Hill Associates Acronym List English vocab
GPS — a collection of 27 NAVSTAR satellites orbiting the Earth at a height of 12,500 miles, five monitoring stations, and individual …
Sean Woo's Finance, GIS and Real Estate English Glossary
GPS — G lobal P ositioning S ystem hardware that facilitates navigation via satellites. There are now versions for automobiles that have …
Jensen's Technology English Glossary
GPS — G lobal P ositioning S ystem Sistema che consente, per mezzo di un ricevitore, un software dedicato e una costellazione …
Acronyms - Misc English vocab
GPS — Global Positioning System
GSM Abbreviations English vocab
GPS — Stands for "Global Positioning System." The reason this definition is here is because so many people don't know what this …
English Glossary of Computer and Internet Terms
POSITIONING — сущ. установка в определенное положение расстановка и т. п. - * of players (спортивное) расстановка игроков (специальное) установка в определенном …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GPS — сокр. от Global Positioning System глобальная система навигации и определения положения
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GLOBAL — прил. 1) всемирный, мировой global village Syn : world, world-wide, universal 2) общий, всеобщий; всеобъемлющий, глобальный, рассматриваемый в целом a …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
POSITIONING — Расстановка
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SYSTEM — system.ogg ʹsıstım n 1. 1> система; способ; метод a good system of teaching French - хорошая система /-ий метод/ обучения …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
POSITIONING — n 1. расстановка и пр. см. position II positioning of players - спорт. расстановка игроков 2. спец. 1> установка в …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

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