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gyrocompass

type of non-magnetic compass based on the rotation of the Earth
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gyrocompass

Summary

gyrocompass ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (547 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • gyrocompass is a type of nautical compass[2].
  • gyrocompass is a type of measuring instrument[3].
  • gyrocompass's Commons category is recorded as Gyrocompasses[4].
  • gyrocompass's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia[5].
  • gyrocompass's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[6].
  • gyrocompass's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[7].
  • gyrocompass's different from is recorded as Kompas[8].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include nautical compass[2] and measuring instrument[3].

Why It Matters

gyrocompass ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (547 views/month).[1] gyrocompass has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] gyrocompass is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) → 2362202
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → nautical compass, measuring instrument
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007545702905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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