gimmal
[ gim-uhl, jim-uhl ]
noun
any of various joints for transmitting motion between rotating parts, as in a timepiece.
Origin of gimmal
11520–30; alteration of gemel (originally in plural) twin, Middle English gemelles (<Old French gemeles) <Latin gemellus (singular), diminutive of geminus twin
Words Nearby gimmal
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How to use gimmal in a sentence
In the 17th century we find numerous allusions to gimmal rings (variously spelt).
The Romance of Words (4th ed.) | Ernest WeekleyNares, in his Glossary, observes that the name gimmal was preserved to rings made triple, or even more complimentary.
Finger-Ring Lore | William JonesSuch rings were known as Gemel or gimmal rings, the word being derived from the Latin gemellus, twins.
Rambles of an Archaeologist Among Old Books and in Old Places | Frederick William Fairholt
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