English-Thai Dictionary
gyroscope
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
GYROSCOPE
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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
gyroscope
gy ro scope |ˈjīrəˌskōp ˈʤaɪrəˌskoʊp | ▶noun a device consisting of a wheel or disk mounted so that it can spin rapidly about an axis that is itself free to alter in direction. The orientation of the axis is not affected by tilting of the mounting; so gyroscopes can be used to provide stability or maintain a reference direction in navigation systems, automatic pilots, and stabilizers. DERIVATIVES gy ro scop ic |ˌjīrəˈskäpik |adjective, gy ro scop i cal ly |ˌjīrəˈskäpik (ə )lē |adverb ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French, from Greek guros ‘a ring ’ + modern Latin scopium (see -scope ).
Oxford Dictionary
gyroscope
gyro |scope |ˈdʒʌɪrəskəʊp | ▶noun a device consisting of a wheel or disc mounted so that it can spin rapidly about an axis which is itself free to alter in direction. The orientation of the axis is not affected by tilting of the mounting, so gyroscopes can be used to provide stability or maintain a reference direction in navigation systems, automatic pilots, and stabilizers. DERIVATIVES gyroscopic |-ˈskɒpɪk |adjective, gyroscopically |-ˈskɒpɪk (ə )li |adverb ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French, from Greek guros ‘a ring ’ + modern Latin scopium (see -scope ).
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
gyroscope
g ý ro sc ò pe 名詞 C ジャイロスコープ, 回転儀 .
The Wordsmith Dictionary