artificial horizon
a level, as a surface of mercury, used in determining the altitudes of stars.
the bubble in a sextant or octant for aerial use.
Also called flight in·di·ca·tor [flahyt-in-di-key-ter], /ˈflaɪt ˌɪn dɪ keɪ tər/, gyro horizon .Aeronautics an instrument that indicates the banking and pitch of an aircraft with respect to the horizon.
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How to use artificial horizon in a sentence
I had with me an admirable Hadleys sextant, and an artificial horizon, and I corrected the mean refraction of the suns rays.
The Book of Curiosities | I. PlattsHe fixed, by means of an artificial horizon, its latitude to be 341 09 minutes S nine miles to the southward of Botany Bay.
An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Vol. 1 | David CollinsThe sextant and artificial horizon, thermometer, and compasses were carried apart.
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa | David LivingstoneAccording to an observation with an artificial horizon on land.
The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II | A.E. NordenskieoldI repeat, however, that I know not how far these methods may go towards obtaining an artificial horizon, for astronomical uses.
A New Century of Inventions | James White
British Dictionary definitions for artificial horizon
Also called: gyro horizon an aircraft instrument, using a gyroscope, that indicates the aircraft's attitude in relation to the horizontal
astronomy a level reflecting surface, such as one of mercury, that measures the altitude of a celestial body as half the angle between the body and its reflection
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