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gyroscopic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˌd͡ʒaɪ.ɹəˈskɑp.ɪk/ (General-American)
  • /ˌd͡ʒaɪ.ɹəˈskɒp.ɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)

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 Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English gyroscopic From gyroscope + -ic.

Meanings

  1. Pertaining to, by means of, or in the manner of a gyroscope.
    • 1990 Operations Analysis in the U.S. Army Eighth Air Force in World War II Charles W McArthur: Publisher American Mathematical Society: →ISBN P142. "The bombardier then checked the gyroscopic stabilization of the bombsight and clutched in the electrical motor."

Forms

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more gyroscopic Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most gyroscopic Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

gyroscopically · gyroscopic compass · gyroscopic stabilizer

Translations (9)

es giroscópico (Translations) · ca giroscòpic (Translations) · cs gyroskopický (Translations) · pl giroskopowy (Translations) · de gyroskopisch (Translations) · it giroscopico (Translations) · fr gyroscopique (Translations) · pl żyroskopowy (Translations) · pt giroscópico (Translations)