gyroscope

noun

gy·ro·scope | \ 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

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Other Words from gyroscope

gyroscopic \ ˌjī-rə-ˈskä-pik

\ adjective

gyroscopically \ ˌjī-rə-ˈskä-pi-k(ə-)lē

\ adverb

Examples of gyroscope in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The space craft has a more controlled method for finding the torque and a better way to measure the angular acceleration (probably using a gyroscope). — Rhett Allain, Wired, "How NASA Finds the Mass of the Dirt Grabbed From an Asteroid," 16 Nov. 2020 When taking Night Mode photos on the iPhone 11 and 11 Pro, the Camera app now shows an indicator that uses gyroscope data to help users keep the camera steady. — Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, "iOS and iPadOS 14 review: iPhone transformation, iPad iteration," 28 Sep. 2020 The Series 6 still features an accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, always-on altimeter and GPS. — Jacob Krol, CNN Underscored, "SpO2 monitoring, refined performance and new colors make the Series 6 the best Apple Watch yet," 24 Sep. 2020 Alongside this core sensor, the SE features an accelerometer, a gyroscope for fall detection, the always-on altimeter, a compass, GPS and an ambient light sensor. — Jacob Krol, CNN Underscored, "The Apple Watch SE may just be the best option yet, with a few compromises," 29 Sep. 2020 Sandlin says cats could use the gyroscope effect of their inner ear parts—similar to what humans have—combined with their visual sense. — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, "That Time the Air Force Tossed Cats in Zero Gravity," 24 Aug. 2020 Games can now access the gyroscope, accelerometer, touchpad, and lightbar in the DualShock 4, as well as the rear paddle buttons on the Xbox Elite controller. — Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, "Gaming on Apple platforms is set for some big changes—here are a few," 26 June 2020 This taps into the accelerometer and gyroscope of the AirPods and the device it is connected to. — Jacob Krol, CNN Underscored, "Here’s everything Apple announced at WWDC 2020," 22 June 2020 Even the gyroscope of a compromised smartphone can pick up sounds even if the malware can't access its microphone. — Andy Greenberg, Wired, "Spies Can Eavesdrop by Watching a Light Bulb's Vibrations," 12 June 2020

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