gyroscopic
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a word derived from
gyroscope.
gyroscopenounan apparatus consisting of a rotating wheel so mounted that its axis can turn freely in certain or all directions, and capable of maintaining the same absolute direction in space in spite of movements of the mountings and surrounding parts: used to maintain equilibrium, determine direction, etc.
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Arguably most prominent was her role as the central of five ballerinas in “Divertimento No. 15,” Balanchine’s Mozart-inspired confection from 1956, where she displayed gyroscopic turns and air-filled, feathery footwork.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
The system works by taking advantage of gyroscopic precession, which occurs when a spinning object reacts to an outside force.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 18, 2026
In his 60s, he remains a marvel of gyroscopic elegance, a small man who devours space largely.
From New York Times ● May 27, 2024
Thousands of people were milling beneath the flashing, pulsing, gyroscopic billboards in New York’s Times Square, as they do every night.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 23, 2022
One will actually feel the new force within him, like a gyroscopic stabilizer, holding him to his predetermined course.
From The Booklover and His Books by Harry Lyman Koopman