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gimbals
[ gim-buhlz, jim- ]
noun
- Sometimes gimbal. a contrivance, consisting of a ring or base on an axis, that permits an object, as a ship's compass, mounted in or on it to tilt freely in any direction, in effect suspending the object so that it will remain horizontal even when its support is tipped.
gimbals
/ ˈdʒɪmbəlz; ˈɡɪm- /
plural noun
- a device, consisting of two or three pivoted rings at right angles to each other, that provides free suspension in all planes for an object such as a gyroscope, compass, chronometer, etc Also calledgimbal ring
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Origin of gimbals1
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Example Sentences
When he opened his eyes he looked up and saw a hanging-lamp that creaked on its gimbals as it swayed to the roll of the schooner.
We both stepped to the open skylight and peered down through it at the barometer, which hung in gimbals from the fore transom.
The meter is in gimbals and is directed by a conical rudder which keeps it facing the stream with its axis horizontal.
When fitted in gimbals, it can be used at sea with much advantage.
To effect this they are suspended in gimbals by a brass arm.
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