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Traditional English :: gyroscope
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gyroscopic.html - 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. gyroscopic adj. gyroscopically adv. [F (as GYRO-, SCOPE(2))] |
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Traditional English :: gyroscope
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gyroscopic.html - 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. gyroscopic adj. gyroscopically adv. [F (as GYRO-, SCOPE(2))] |
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Traditional English :: gyrostabilizer
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gyroscopic.html - n.
a gyroscopic device for maintaining the equilibrium of a ship, aircraft, platform, etc. |
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Traditional English :: gyro
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gyroscopic.html - n.
(pl. -os) colloq.
1 = GYROSCOPE.
2 = GYROCOMPASS. [abbr.] |
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Traditional English :: gyro-
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gyroscopic.html - comb. form rotation. [Gk guros ring] |
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Traditional English :: gyrocompass
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gyroscopic.html - n.
a non-magnetic compass giving true north and bearings from it by means of a gyroscope. |
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