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Gyroscope - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Gyroscope : (noun)
1: rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted
spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any
direction [syn: gyro]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Gyroscope : \Gy"ro*scope\, n. [Gr. ? ring, circle _ -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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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