gyroscope

gyroscope
noun Etymology: French Date: 1856 a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin • gyroscopic adjectivegyroscopically adverb

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  • gyroscope — ► NOUN ▪ a device, used to provide stability or maintain a fixed orientation, consisting of a wheel or disc spinning rapidly about an axis which is itself free to alter in direction. DERIVATIVES gyroscopic adjective …   English terms dictionary

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  • gyroscope — A rapidly spinning wheel with its weight concentrated on its rim and having a freedom in one or more planes at right angles to the plane of rotation. Gyroscopes have two basic characteristics of rigidity in space and precession. Because of… …   Aviation dictionary

  • gyroscope — UK [ˈdʒaɪrəˌskəʊp] / US [ˈdʒaɪrəˌskoʊp] noun [countable] Word forms gyroscope : singular gyroscope plural gyroscopes a wheel that stays steady when it spins around inside a frame, used for controlling the movement of ships and aircraft or as a… …   English dictionary

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