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

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Hubble's troublesome gyroscopes are several small spinning cylinders that rotate and stabilize the telescope. — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, "NASA Fixed Hubble the Same Way You Fix Your Computer," 23 Oct. 2018 Within the gyroscope is a wheel spinning rapidly inside a sealed cylinder, and some blockage in the fluid around this cylinder appeared to be causing erroneously high spin rates. — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, "NASA brings a Hubble gyro back to life after a seven-year hibernation," 22 Oct. 2018 This is actually the second Hubble malfunction in less than a year; in October, one of its gyroscopes suffered a brief malfunction. — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, "The Hubble Is Malfunctioning, Again," 10 Jan. 2019 In what appears to be a clear competitor to Life Alert, the Series 4 detects falls using a new accelerometer and gyroscope. — Joanna Stern, WSJ, "Apple Watch Series 4 Review: Why I Finally Fell for This Wearable," 2 Oct. 2018 His new company, Astronautics Corporation of America, went on to develop a gyroscope platform for photographing stars in space as well as displays and systems used today on Boeing Co.’s 787 jets and Airbus SE’s A400M turboprop transport plane. ... — Patrick Mcgroarty, WSJ, "Space Race Pioneer Planted Roots in Milwaukee," 7 Dec. 2018 Launched in 1990, Hubble has had trouble with its gyroscopes before. — Marcia Dunn, The Seattle Times, "Hubble Space Telescope sidelined by serious pointing failure," 8 Oct. 2018 These mechanical systems are used for things like the gyroscope and accelerometers. — Peter Bright, Ars Technica, "Helium implicated in weird iPhone malfunctions," 31 Oct. 2018 Thanks to its updated gyroscope and accelerator, the new Apple Watch also has a slip -and-fall tracking feature. — Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, "iPhone XS, iPhone XR, Apple Watch and More: Apple's 2018 iPhone Event Roundup," 12 Sep. 2018

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