Gyroscope

Noun

 * 1) an apparatus composed of a wheel which spins inside of a frame (gimbal) and causes the balancing of the frame in any direction or position. In the form of a gyroscopic stabilizer, used to help keep aircraft and ships steady.

Derived terms

 * gyro
 * gyrocompass
 * gyroscopic


 * gyroscopic stabilizer
 * lasergyro

Thesaurus
balance, balance rudder, balance wheel, ballast, centrifuge, chuck, counterbalance, counterweight, drill, extractor, fan, fin, fixative, flywheel, governor, hairspring, impeller, jack, keel, mordant, pendulum, propeller, reel, roller, rolling pin, rotary drill, rotor, screw, shock absorber, spindle, spinner, spit, spool, springs, stabilizator, stiffening, tail plane, teetotum, top, treadmill, turbine, turntable, whorl, windmill

Etymology
From coined in 1856 by physicist Leon Foucault, from  γῦρος: and σκοπός:.

Translations

 * Danish:
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Indonesian: giroskop


 * Interlingua: gyroscopio
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: ジャイロスコープ (jairosukōpu)
 * Slovene: žiroskop
 * Swedish:

Derived terms

 * gyroscopique
 * gyroscopiquement