Definition of Artificial horizon

1. Noun. A navigational instrument based on a gyroscope; it artificially provides a simulated horizon for the pilot.

Exact synonyms: Flight Indicator, Gyro Horizon
Generic synonyms: Navigational Instrument

Definition of Artificial horizon

1. Noun. (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. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Artificial Horizon

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artificial dentition
artificial eye
artificial fever
artificial florist
artificial flower
artificial heart
artificial heart valve
artificial horizon
artificial horizons
artificial intelligence
artificial intelligences
artificial joint
artificial kidney
artificial lake
artificial language
artificial languages
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artificial limbs
artificial melanin
artificial neural net
artificial organs

Literary usage of Artificial horizon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society by Royal Astronomical Society (1873)
"16. lo-inch reflecting circle, by Troughton, with counterpoise stand ; artificial horizon, with metallic roof; two tripod stands, one with table for ..."

2. The Principles and Practice of Surveying by Charles Blaney Breed, George Leonard Hosmer (1908)
"USE OF THE artificial horizon. —- In astronomical observations the altitude of a celestial body is often desired. When the sea horizon is not visible an ..."

3. A Treatise on the Principal Mathematical Instruments Employed in Surveying by Frederick Walter Simms (1844)
"THE artificial horizon. When the altitude of a celestial object is to be taken ... But the most accurate kind of artificial horizon is that in which fluid ..."

4. Outlines of Astronomy by John Frederick William Herschel (1851)
"THE LEVEL, PLUMB-LINE, artificial horizon. PRINCIPLE OF COLLIMATION. COLLIMATORS OF RITTENHOUSE, KATER, AND BENZENBERG. OF COMPOUND INSTRUMENTS WITH ..."

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