gyroscope en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ɹəˌskəʊp/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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- /ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ɹəˌskoʊp/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gew-der. Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros)lbor. French gyro- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképt͏̌omai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. French -scope French gyroscopebor. English gyroscope 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”).
Meanings
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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.
2022 March 23, “Network News: Hitachi on-train track monitoring trial expands to Scottish routes”, in RAIL, number 953, page 13:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gyroscopes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
gyroscopic · microgyroscope · gyroscopic stabilizer · gyroscope compass
Relateds
gyrocompass · INS · gyroscopy · lasergyro · gyro
Translations (32)
cmn 迴轉儀 /回转仪 (apparatus) · ms gegasing (apparatus) · es giroscopio (apparatus) · de Gyroskop (apparatus) · fr gyroscope (apparatus) · gl xiroscopio (apparatus) · ta சுழல்காட்டி (apparatus) · da gyroskop (apparatus) · is snúður (apparatus) · sv gyroskop (apparatus) · tr jiroskop (apparatus) · sl žiroskop (apparatus) · ia gyroscopio (apparatus) · it giroscopio (apparatus) · ru гироско́п (apparatus) · cs gyroskop (apparatus) · hu giroszkóp (apparatus) · fi gyroskooppi (apparatus) · nl gyroscoop (apparatus) · yue 陀螺儀 /陀螺仪 (apparatus) · ca giroscopi (apparatus) · id giroskop (apparatus) · ar جَيْرُوسْكُوب (apparatus) · pl żyroskop (apparatus) · el γυροσκόπιο (apparatus) · ms giroskop (apparatus) · ja ジャイロスコープ (apparatus) · is snúðvísir (apparatus) · tl halintigal (apparatus) · ko 자이로스코프 (apparatus) · pt giroscópio (apparatus) · cmn 陀螺儀 /陀螺仪 (apparatus)