Phrase Hound found 34 phrases and 17 compound words that contain navigation. The most common are listed below. Open navigation in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 34
- navigation barA bar at the top of a graphical user interface containing links that allow users to move around the page and/or program
- freedom of navigationThe principle in customary international law that ships flying the flag of a sovereign state shall not suffer interference from other states, unless when excepted by international law.
- Navigation list
- satellite navigationPractice of calculating one's position and velocity using radio signals transmitted from space satellites as reference.
- Navigation system
- head of navigationThe farthest point above the mouth of a river that can be navigated by ships. This term can be somewhat subjective on many streams, as this point may vary greatly with the size of the ship being contemplated for navigation. On others it is …
- navigation lightone of two or more lights fitted to a ship or aircraft, which indicate position and direction taken, especially important at night. Internationally recognised colours are red on the port side, and green on the starboard side.
- navigation channelThe portion of a body of water (e.g., sea, bay, river) that is navigable, having suitable depth; it often includes a portion that is dredged into the seabed or riverbed to enable larger ships (which have deeper draft) to pass through to a …
- air navigationthe science and technology of determining the position of an aircraft with respect to the surface of the earth and accurately maintaining a desired course
- radio navigationAlternative form of radionavigation: Radio navigation; navigation using radio signals to provide positional information.
- satellite navigation systemAny electronic navigation system which uses space satellites as radio signal sources and position references.
- navigation meshA data structure used in artificial intelligence applications to aid agents in pathfinding through large spaces. It is a collection of two-dimensional convex polygons.
- celestial navigationNavigation by using the positions of the stars and other heavenly bodies.
- space navigationThe determination of the three-dimensional position and velocity of a spacecraft (relative to a frame of reference)
- satellite navigation systemsplural of satellite navigation system: Any electronic navigation system which uses space satellites as radio signal sources and position references.
- soft navigationA user-initiated client-side change of view in a single-page application or similar context.
- safe navigation operatorA binary operator that returns its second argument, unless the first argument is null, in which case it returns null; used to simplify code that would otherwise need multiple explicit checks for nullity.
- mystery meat navigationA system of navigation on a website in which the user cannot immediately determine the target of any hyperlink but has to interact with it in some way (such as hovering with the mouse).
- proportional navigationA form of navigation used by homing missiles, based on the fact that two vehicles are on a collision course when their direct line of sight does not change direction as the range closes.
- turn-by-turn navigationA feature of GPS devices, particularly smartphones, that continuously gives directions as the person or vehicle approaches navigation points.
- navigation barsplural of navigation bar: A bar at the top of a graphical user interface containing links that allow users to move around the page and/or program
- navigation lightsplural of navigation light: one of two or more lights fitted to a ship or aircraft, which indicate position and direction taken, especially important at night. Internationally recognised colours are red on the port side, and green on the …
- navigation channelsplural of navigation channel: The portion of a body of water (e.g., sea, bay, river) that is navigable, having suitable depth; it often includes a portion that is dredged into the seabed or riverbed to enable larger ships (which have …
- inertial navigation systemA self-contained navigation device that determines an object's position, orientation, and velocity without relying on external references.
- global navigation satellite systemSynonym of global positioning system: A system which enables a mobile receiver to determine its precise location based on signals received from a constellation of US military satellites.
Compound words 17
- circumnavigationThe act of circumnavigating, or sailing round.
- radionavigationRadio navigation; navigation using radio signals to provide positional information.
- satnavA satellite navigation system.
- subnavigationA level of navigation below the primary level, such as that offered by a submenu.
- TACANAcronym of tactical air navigation beacon, an ultra high frequency electronic radionavigation system able to provide aircraft with continuous bearing and slant range information to a selected station.
- taxonavigationThe navigation of a directory of species or other taxonomic entities.
- aeronavigationThe navigation through air; aerial navigation.
- cybernavigationNavigation through cyberspace or the Internet.
- geonavigationnavigation by means of landmarks and positions on Earth, without using astronomy
- hypernavigationNavigation by means of hyperlinks.