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1. (n.) gyroscope
an apparatus consisting of a rotating wheel so mounted that its axis can turn freely in certain or all directions, capable of maintaining the same absolute direction in space in spite of movements of the mountings: used to maintain equilibrium and to determine direction.
Etymology: (1855–60; < F; see gyro -, -scope)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) gyroscope, gyro
rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction
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1. (noun) Gyroscope
a rotating wheel, mounted in a ring or rings, for illustrating the dynamics of rotating bodies, the composition of rotations, etc. It was devised by Professor W. R. Johnson, in 1832, by whom it was called the rotascope
2. (noun) Gyroscope
a form of the above apparatus, invented by M. Foucault, mounted so delicately as to render visible the rotation of the earth, through the tendency of the rotating wheel to preserve a constant plane of rotation, independently of the earth's motion
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