gyroscope
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gyroscope
- /ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ɹəˌskəʊp/ UK
- /ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ɹəˌskoʊp/ US
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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 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. Working with NR, ScotRail and Porterbrook, Perpetuum has fitted sensors with gyroscopes and accelerometers to trains that are already in passenger service.
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noun apparatus
| Español | giroscopio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 자이로스코프 jairoseukopeu |
| 日本語 | ジャイロスコープ jairosukōpu |
| 中文 | 陀螺儀 /陀螺仪 tuóluóyí, 迴轉儀 /回转仪 huízhuǎnyí |
| Português | giroscópio |
| Français | gyroscope |
| Deutsch | Gyroskop |
| Italiano | giroscopio |
| Ελληνικά | γυροσκόπιο gyroskópio |
| Русский | гироско́п giroskóp |
| العربية | جَيْرُوسْكُوب jayrūskūb |
Talk about this word "gyroscope." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gyroscope. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. gyroscope. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gyroscope "gyroscope." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gyroscope.Cite this
@misc{gyroscope_2026,
title = {gyroscope},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gyroscope},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
