gyroscope
nounUK /ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ɹəˌskəʊp/ · US /ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ɹəˌskoʊp/
Etymology Borrowed from French gyroscope, coined in 1852 by physicist Leon Foucault, equivalent to gyro- + -scope, from Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros, “circle”) and σκοπός (skopós, “watcher”).
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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.
- Working with NR, ScotRail and Porterbrook, Perpetuum has fitted sensors with gyroscopes and accelerometers to trains that are already in passenger service.2022 March 23, “Network News: Hitachi on-train track monitoring trial expands to Scottish routes”, in RAIL, number 953, page 13:
- Derived terms
- gyroscope compass, gyroscopic, gyroscopic stabilizer, microgyroscope
- Related terms
- gyro, gyrocompass, gyroscopy, lasergyro, INS