global positioning system en · NOUN
Etymology
From the proper noun Global Positioning System.
Meanings
- Any system which enables a mobile receiver to determine its precise location based on signals received from satellites such as those of the US military, the Russian GLONASS system, or the proposed Galileo European alternative system.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| global positioning systems | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Hyponyms
Navstar · GLONASS · GPS · BeiDou · Galileo · Global Positioning System · NavStar · Beidou
Synonyms
GPS · global navigation satellite system
Translations (18)
de Globales Navigationssatellitensystem (system determining precise location based on signals received from satellites) · ar نِظَام اَلتَّمَوْضُع اَلْعَالَمِيّ (system determining precise location based on signals received from satellites) · id sistem pemosisi global (system determining precise location based on signals received from satellites) · fi satelliittipaikannusjärjestelmä (system determining precise location based on signals received from satellites) · ar جِي بِي إِس (system determining precise location based on signals received from satellites) · el Παγκόσμιο Σύστημα Θεσιθεσίας (system determining precise location based on signals received from satellites) · ru глоба́льная систе́ма позициони́рования (system determining precise location based on signals received from satellites) · nl gps (system determining precise location based on signals received from satellites) · ru Джи-Пи-эС (system determining precise location based on signals received from satellites) · ms sistem kedudukan sejagat (system determining precise location based on signals received from satellites) · fr système de positionnement par satellites (system determining precise location based on signals received from satellites) · ja グローバル・ポジショニング・システム (system determining precise location based on signals received from satellites) · ru GPS (system determining precise location based on signals received from satellites) · ms sistem penentududukan sejagat (system determining precise location based on signals received from satellites) · tr navigasyon (system determining precise location based on signals received from satellites) · hu globális helymeghatározó rendszer (system determining precise location based on signals received from satellites) · ja 全地球測位システム (system determining precise location based on signals received from satellites) · cmn 全球定位系統 /全球定位系统 (system determining precise location based on signals received from satellites)