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GYROSCOPE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does gyroscope mean?
• GYROSCOPE (noun)
The noun GYROSCOPE has 1 sense:
1. rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction
Familiarity information: GYROSCOPE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
gyro; gyroscope
Hypernyms ("gyroscope" is a kind of...):
rotating mechanism (a mechanism that rotates)
Holonyms ("gyroscope" is a part of...):
gyrocompass (a compass that does not depend on magnetism but uses a gyroscope instead)
gyrostabiliser; gyrostabilizer (a stabilizer consisting of a heavy gyroscope that spins on a vertical axis; reduces side-to-side rolling of a ship or plane)
Derivation:
gyroscopic (having the characteristics of a gyroscope)
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