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• free gyroscope — laisvasis giroskopas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. free gyroscope vok. freies Gyroskop, n rus. свободный гироскоп, m pranc. gyroscope libre, m …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

• gyroscope libre — laisvasis giroskopas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. free gyroscope vok. freies Gyroskop, n rus. свободный гироскоп, m pranc. gyroscope libre, m …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

• gyroscope — heavy rotating wheel with an axis free to turn in any direction, 1856, invented and named in French 1852 by Foucault, from Gk. gyros circle (see GYRE (Cf. gyre)) + skopos watcher (see SCOPE (Cf. scope) (1)), because the device demonstrates that… …   Etymology dictionary

• gyroscope — ► NOUN ▪ a device, used to provide stability or maintain a fixed orientation, consisting of a wheel or disc spinning rapidly about an axis which is itself free to alter in direction. DERIVATIVES gyroscopic adjective …   English terms dictionary

• gyroscope — [jī′rō skōp΄, jī′rəskōp΄] n. [ GYRO + SCOPE] a wheel mounted in a set of rings so that its axis of rotation is free to turn in any direction: when the wheel is spun rapidly, it will keep the original direction of its rotation axis no matter which …   English World dictionary

• Gyroscope — A gyroscope is a device for measuring or maintaining orientation, based on the principles of angular momentum [ [http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/Gyroscope/ Gyroscope] by Sándor Kabai, The Wolfram Demonstrations Project.] [… …   Wikipedia

• gyroscope — noun Etymology: French Date: 1856 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… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• gyroscope — noun a device, used to provide stability or maintain a fixed orientation, consisting of a wheel or disc spinning rapidly about an axis which is itself free to alter in direction. Derivatives gyroscopic adjective gyroscopically adverb Origin C19:… …   English new terms dictionary

• gyroscope —   n. solid wheel rotating in a ring, with its axis free to turn; such apparatus with its axis fixed and acting as compass, stabilizer, etc.    ♦ gyroscopic, a …   Dictionary of difficult words

• gyroscope — n. a rotating wheel whose axis is free to turn but maintains a fixed direction unless perturbed, esp. used for stabilization or with the compass in an aircraft, ship, etc. Derivatives: gyroscopic adj. gyroscopically adv. Etymology: F (as GYRO ,… …   Useful english dictionary

• navigation — navigational, adj. /nav i gay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of navigating. 2. the art or science of plotting, ascertaining, or directing the course of a ship, aircraft, or guided missile. [1520 30; < L navigation (s. of navigatio) a voyage.… …   Universalium