"gimbal" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɪmbəl/, /ˈɡɪmbəl/ Forms: gimbals [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪmbəl Etymology: Alteration of gemel, from Old French gemel, jumel (“twin”) (French jumeau), from Latin gemellus. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|gemel}} Old French gemel, {{der|en|la|gemellus}} Latin gemellus Head templates: {{en-noun}} gimbal (plural gimbals)
  1. A device for suspending something, such as a ship's compass, so that it will remain level when its support is tipped. Derived forms: gimbal lock Translations (device for suspending something): кардан (kardan) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 平衡環 (Chinese Mandarin), 平衡环 (pínghénghuán) (Chinese Mandarin), Kardanův závěs [masculine] (Czech), kardano (Esperanto), gimbaali (Finnish), vakaaja (Finnish), cardan [masculine] (French), suspension à la Cardan [feminine] (French), kardanische Aufhängung [feminine] (German), γκίμπαλ (gkímpal) [neuter] (Greek), מִתְלַיִם (mitlayim) [masculine, plural] (Hebrew), sospensione cardanica [feminine] (Italian), zawieszenie Cardana [neuter] (Polish), kardan [masculine] (Polish), cardán [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-gimbal-en-noun-u2GmYDx9

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɪmbəl/, /ˈɡɪmbəl/ Forms: gimbals [present, singular, third-person], gimballing [participle, present], gimbaling [participle, present], gimballed [participle, past], gimballed [past], gimbaled [participle, past], gimbaled [past]
Rhymes: -ɪmbəl Etymology: Alteration of gemel, from Old French gemel, jumel (“twin”) (French jumeau), from Latin gemellus. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|gemel}} Old French gemel, {{der|en|la|gemellus}} Latin gemellus Head templates: {{en-verb|++|past2=gimbaled|pres_ptc2=gimbaling}} gimbal (third-person singular simple present gimbals, present participle gimballing or gimbaling, simple past and past participle gimballed or gimbaled)
  1. (transitive) To suspend using a gimbal or gimbals. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-gimbal-en-verb-gMmqfTqu
  2. (transitive, aerospace) To move a reaction engine about on a gimbal so as to obtain pitching and yawing correction moments. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Aerospace
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  3. (intransitive) To swivel, move on an axis. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-gimbal-en-verb-TEqXdktQ

Adjective [Tagalog]

IPA: /ɡimˈbal/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ɡɪmˈbal] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: gimbál [canonical], ᜄᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜎ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -al Head templates: {{tl-adj|gimbál|b=+}} gimbál (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜎ᜔)
  1. greatly disturbed (by loud noises)
    Sense id: en-gimbal-tl-adj-M1fpcLAQ Categories (other): Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 35 21 27 17

Noun [Tagalog]

IPA: /ɡimˈbal/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ɡɪmˈbal] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: gimbál [canonical], ᜄᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜎ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -al Head templates: {{tl-noun|gimbál|b=+}} gimbál (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜎ᜔)
  1. great noise; resounding noise
    Sense id: en-gimbal-tl-noun-ubL7ehQe
  2. great confusion; great disturbance (caused by loud sounds or noises)
    Sense id: en-gimbal-tl-noun-r8vyYGdU Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 14 9 58 20 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 22 13 55 10 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 20 12 58 9
  3. kettledrum
    Sense id: en-gimbal-tl-noun-DTTkbZ4x
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gimbalin, gumimbal, kagimbal-gimbal, makagimbal

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "To swivel, move on an axis."
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      "ipa": "/ˈɡɪmbəl/"
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