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gyroscope
noun
gy·ro·scope
ˈjī-rə-ˌskōp 
British also ˈgī-
: 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 perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
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Enhanced with a gyroscope and a new mouse mechanic, players can simulate movement with precision, akin to rolling a ball across the floor.
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Eammonn Dignam, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2025
No, there’s not yet any evidence Russian troops are about to ride into battle on hoverboards: two-wheeled kids’ toys that don’t actually hover, but do speed along on internal gyroscopes to keep their riders upright and balanced.
—David Axe, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Like the optical gyroscopes that appeared before it, this gyroscope leveraged the Sagnac effect, a principle first demonstrated in 1913 by French physicist Georges Sagnac.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Feb. 2025
The accelerometers and gyroscopes can process inputs every five milliseconds, but the steering angle sensor outputs every 10 milliseconds.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Ars Technica, 8 Apr. 2024
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Eammonn Dignam, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2025
No, there’s not yet any evidence Russian troops are about to ride into battle on hoverboards: two-wheeled kids’ toys that don’t actually hover, but do speed along on internal gyroscopes to keep their riders upright and balanced.
—David Axe, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Like the optical gyroscopes that appeared before it, this gyroscope leveraged the Sagnac effect, a principle first demonstrated in 1913 by French physicist Georges Sagnac.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Feb. 2025
The accelerometers and gyroscopes can process inputs every five milliseconds, but the steering angle sensor outputs every 10 milliseconds.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Ars Technica, 8 Apr. 2024
See All Example Sentences for gyroscope
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“Gyroscope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gyroscope. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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gyroscope
noun
gy·ro·scope
ˈjī-rə-ˌskōp
: a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis that is free to turn in various directions
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