"gyroscope" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gyroscopes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French gyroscope, coined in 1852 by physicist Leon Foucault, equivalent to gyro- + -scope, from Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros, “circle”) and σκοπός (skopós, “watcher”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|gyroscope}} French gyroscope, {{confix|en|gyro|scope}} gyro- + -scope, {{der|en|grc|γῦρος||circle}} Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros, “circle”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} gyroscope (plural gyroscopes)
  1. An apparatus composed of a wheel which spins inside of a frame (gimbal) and causes the balancing of the frame in any direction or position. In the form of a gyroscopic stabilizer, used to help keep aircraft and ships steady. Wikipedia link: Leon Foucault Derived forms: gyroscope compass, gyroscopic, gyroscopic stabilizer Related terms: gyro, gyrocompass, gyroscopy, lasergyro, INS Translations (apparatus): جَيْرُوسْكُوب (jayrūskūb) (Arabic), giroscopi [masculine] (Catalan), 陀螺儀 (Chinese Mandarin), 陀螺仪 (tuóluóyí) (Chinese Mandarin), 迴轉儀 (Chinese Mandarin), 回转仪 (huízhuǎnyí) (Chinese Mandarin), gyroskop [masculine] (Czech), gyroskop [common-gender] (Danish), gyroskooppi (Finnish), gyroscope [masculine] (French), xiroscopio [masculine] (Galician), Gyroskop [neuter] (German), γυροσκόπιο (gyroskópio) [neuter] (Greek), giroszkóp (Hungarian), snúður [masculine] (Icelandic), snúðvísir (Icelandic), giroskop (Indonesian), gyroscopio (Interlingua), giroscopio [masculine] (Italian), ジャイロスコープ (jairosukōpu) (Japanese), 자이로스코프 (jairoseukopeu) (Korean), gegasing (Malay), giroskop (Malay), żyroskop [masculine] (Polish), giroscópio [masculine] (Portuguese), гироско́п (giroskóp) [masculine] (Russian), žiroskop [masculine] (Slovene), giroscopio [masculine] (Spanish), gyroskop [neuter] (Swedish), halintigal (Tagalog), jiroskop (Turkish)

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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "apparatus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "żyroskop"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "apparatus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "giroscópio"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "giroskóp",
      "sense": "apparatus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "гироско́п"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "apparatus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "žiroskop"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "apparatus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "giroscopio"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "apparatus",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "gyroskop"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "apparatus",
      "word": "halintigal"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "apparatus",
      "word": "jiroskop"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gyroscope"
}

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