gyroscope
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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”).
Noun
gyroscope (plural gyroscopes)
- 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.
- 2022 March 23, “Network News: Hitachi on-train track monitoring trial expands to Scottish routes”, in RAIL, number 953, page 13:
- Working with NR, ScotRail and Porterbrook, Perpetuum has fitted sensors with gyroscopes and accelerometers to trains that are already in passenger service.
Derived terms
Related terms
- gyro
- gyrocompass
- gyroscopy
- lasergyro
Translations
apparatus
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See also
Further reading
Etymology
From gyro- + -scope, coined in 1852 by physicist Leon Foucault, from Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros, “circle”) and σκοπός (skopós, “watcher”).
Pronunciation
Noun
gyroscope m (plural gyroscopes)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “gyroscope”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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