Artificial horizon
a level, as a surface of mercury, used in determining the alt-tudes of stars.
compare (def 35).
the bubble in a s-xtant or octant for aerial use.
also called flight indicator, gyro horizon. aeronautics. an instrument that indicates the banking and pitch of an aircraft with respect to the horizon.
historical examples
it may be used afloat under favourable circ-mstances (the observer and artificial horizon being placed on a pendulum table).
shifts and expedients of camp life, travel & exploration w. b. lord
in making such observations an artificial horizon must be used.
my attainment of the pole frederick a. cook
he tipped a lever, watched the artificial horizon tilt slightly.
sound of terror don berry
his artificial horizon had been arranged but a short distance away.
first at the north pole edward stratemeyer
murdaugh, always active and efficient, had his artificial horizon ready upon the ice, and gave us an approximate lat-tude.
adrift in the arctic ice pack elisha kent kane
shortly before noon a halt was called, the artificial horizon set up, and the flags and sledge standards displayed.
the great frozen sea albert hastings markham
but what about the image of the sun upon the artificial horizon?
my attainment of the pole frederick a. cook
he went below into his room, secured the old 226 log of the m.c. burns and the artificial horizon.
the harbor of doubt frank williams
his s-xtant, artificial horizon, thermometer, and comp-sses were carried apart.
great african travellers w.h.g. kingston
the instruments used in taking observations for lat-tude may be either a s-xtant and an artificial horizon, or a small theodolite.
the north pole robert e. peary
noun
also called gyro horizon. an aircraft instrument, using a gyroscope, that indicates the aircraft’s att-tude in relation to the horizontal
(astronomy) a level reflecting surface, such as one of mercury, that measures the alt-tude of a celestial body as half the angle between the body and its reflection
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