1 gyrostabilizer | Definition of gyrostabilizer

gyrostabilizer

noun
gy路​ro路​sta路​bi路​liz路​er | \ 藢j墨-r艒-藞st膩-b蓹-藢l墨-z蓹r How to pronounce gyrostabilizer (audio) \
variants: or gyrostat \ 藞j墨-​r蓹-​藢stat How to pronounce gyrostat (audio) \

Definition of gyrostabilizer

: a stabilizing device (as for a ship or airplane) that consists of a continuously driven gyro spinning about a vertical axis and pivoted so that its axis of spin may be tipped fore-and-aft in the vertical plane and that serves to oppose sideways motion

First Known Use of gyrostabilizer

1921, in the meaning defined above

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