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gimbal

2 entries found.

Main Entry:
1gim·bal 
          Listen to the pronunciation of 1gimbal 
          Listen to the pronunciation of 1gimbal
Pronunciation:
\ˈgim-bəl, ˈjim-\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
alteration of obsolete gemel double ring, from Middle English, from Anglo-French gemel, jomel, from Latin gemellus, diminutive of geminus
Date:
circa 1780
: a device that permits a body to incline freely in any direction or suspends it so that it will remain level when its support is tipped —usually used in plural —called also gimbal ring


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