heavy rotating wheel with an axis free to turn in any direction, 1853, improved and named in French 1852 by Foucault, from Greek gyros "a circle" (see gyre (n.)) + skopos "watcher" [..]

device consisting of a rotating wheel mounted so that its axis can turn freely in any direction, and capable of maintaining the same absolute direction in spite of movements of the mountings and surro [..]

A spinning wheel mounted on a movable frame that assists in stabilizing and pointing a space-based observatory. Gyroscopes are important because they measure the rate of motion as the observatory move [..]

A device to illustrate the dynamics of a rotating bod that consists of a rapidly rotating solid wheel mounted within a ring with its axis free to turn in any direction. Used, in modified form other ot [..]

A comparatively heavy wheel mounted on a spinning axis which is free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the spinning axis. The gyroscope is used to sense directional changes and to develop signals for operating automatic pilots and inertial guidance systems. 

n. An instrument for illustrating the laws of rotation.

A gyroscope is a spinning wheel mounted on a movable frame that assists in stabilizing and pointing a space-based observatory. Gyroscopes are important because they measure the rate of motion as the o [..]

A heavy fixed wheel spinning at high speed which generates a large amount of angular momentum. This angular momentum creates a resistance to any change in the gyroscope's position - because of the Law of 'Conservation of Angular Momentum'.

A disc with a heavy rim mounted in such a way that its axis of rotation can adopt any position. Once the disc is spinning, the rotation axis remains fixed with reference to fixed stars, which makes the gyroscope useful for determining movement away from a fixed course. Three gyroscopes rotating about perpendicular axes help to maintain the orientat [..]

A heavy wheel or disk mounted so that its axis can turn freely in one or more directions. A spinning gyroscope tends to resist change in the direction of its axis.

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

a device for measuring or maintaining orientation, based on the principles of angular momentum.

 A gyroscope is a device for measuring or maintaining orientation, based on the principles of conservation of angular momentum. In essence, a mechanical gyroscope is a spinning wheel or disk whose axle is free to take any orientation. Although this orientation does not remain fixed, it changes in response to an external torque much less and in a di [..]

An inertial device for measuring change of attitude (pitch rate, roll rate, and yaw rate); gyroscopes usually consist of a gimbled, rotating mass; gyroscopes are usually included in inertial sensors, such as AHRS and INS; See Also: ring-laser gyro;

This device measures the angular velocity and helps to maintain the orientation of the quadcopter while in flight. In most cases, quadcopters

Rapidly-rotating wheel so mounted that it has three degrees of freedom:

A sensor that measures angular velocity allowing for relative angle holding.

A device which measures the rotation rate of a UAV and ensures its yaw, pitch, and roll are balanced.

An inertial device for measuring change of attitude (pitch rate, roll rate, and yaw rate); gyroscopes usually consist of a gimbled, rotating mass; gyroscopes are usually included in inertial sensors, [..]

A navigational device which words on an angular basis, which can rotate and detect motion through a three angled axis spinning device.

A region around a star where planets with liquid water may be present. A planet on the near edge of the habitable zone would have a surface temperature slightly lower than the boiling point of water. A planet on the distant edge of the habitable zone would have a surface temperature slightly higher than the freezing point of water.

A spinning wheel mounted on a movable frame that assists in stabilizing and pointing a space-based observatory. Gyroscopes are important because they measure the rate of motion as the observatory moves and help ensure the telescope retains correct pointing during observations. The gyroscopes provide the general pointing of the telescope while the f [..]

A mechanical device containing a spinning mass mounted so that it can assume any position in space. The abbreviation for gyroscope is Gyro. Electrical Engineering Terms Interfacebus.com Home Page Elec [..]

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 [..]