dead-reckoning

Noun

Meaning

See under Dead, a.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Alternative names

dead reckoning

Synonyms

shot guess guessing guesswork census exposure aspect lay estimate bearing conjecture surmise frontage chronometer celestial navigation
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Antonyms

fact avoid fight proof dispute deny
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Hypernyms

idea estimate navigation approximation estimation piloting

Examples

3D scanners or other means of sensing the environment in two or three dimensions help to eliminate cumulative errors in dead-reckoning calculations of the AGV's current position. Source: Internet

After a long voyage, cumulative errors in dead reckoning frequently led to shipwrecks and a great loss of life. Source: Internet

Inertial navigation further Inertial navigation system is a dead reckoning type of navigation system that computes its position based on motion sensors. Source: Internet

Dead reckoning amplifies the strengths of IoT asset tracking by providing positional information even when GPS/GNSS signals are weak or non-existent. Source: Internet

This is known as dead reckoning when used more formally. Source: Internet

As a result, bomb loads were regularly dropped "blind" using dead-reckoning methods little different from those used by the RAF night bombers. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

dead-pan face dead-pay dead-rat tree dead-red dead-rope dead-stick landing