gyroscope

gy·ro·scope

noun \ˈjī-rə-ˌskōp, British also ˈgī-\

Definition of GYROSCOPE

: a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin

— gy·ro·scop·ic \ˌjī-rə-ˈskä-pik\ adjective

— gy·ro·scop·i·cal·ly \-pi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Illustration of GYROSCOPE

Origin of GYROSCOPE

French

First Known Use: 1856

Rhymes with GYROSCOPE

antelope, antipope, arthroscope, biotope, bronchoscope, bunny slope, calliope, cryoscope, endoscope, envelope, episcope, epitope, fluoroscope, forlorn hope, gastroscope, horoscope, interlope, isotope, kinescope, microscope, misanthrope, periscope, phalarope, radarscope, slippery slope, sniperscope, spectroscope, telescope