GYROSCOPE

gyroscope, gyro

(noun) rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

gyroscope (plural gyroscopes)

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.

Source: Wiktionary

Gy"ro*scope, n. Etym: [Gr. -scope.]

1. A rotating wheel, mounted in a ring or rings, for illustrating the dynamics of rotating bodies, the composition of rotations, etc. It was devised by Professor W. R. Johnson, in 1832, by whom it was called the rotascope.

2. A form of the above apparatus, invented by M. Foucault, mounted so delicately as to render visible the rotation of the earth, through the tendency of the rotating wheel to preserve a constant plane of rotation, independently of the earth's motion.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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