English dictionary · noun

gyroscope

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.

Meaning and definitions

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.

Connected roots

• scop-

  watching, viewing

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• telescope

  an optical instrument for making distant objects appear nearer

• microscope

  an instrument for magnifying very small objects

• horoscope

  The position of the planets and stars at the moment of someone's birth; a diagram of such positions.

• periscope

  a device for viewing over or around obstacles

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