inertial reference

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|aviation|military}} Any of various [[device]]s found in [[airplane]]s, [[missile]]s, [[satellite]]s, [[gun]]s, etc. that [[sense]] and [[calculate]] [[data]] such as [[linear]] [[acceleration]] and [[turning]] [[rate]] around each [[axis]] and which send that [[data]] on to other [[system]]s.
2. {{lb|en|physics}} An [[inertial frame of reference]].

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