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gyroscope 音标拼音: [dʒ'ɑɪrəsk ,op] n. 回旋装置,回转仪,纵舵调整器 回旋装置,回转仪,纵舵调整器 gyroscope n 1: rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction [ synonym: { gyroscope}, { gyro}] Gyroscope \ Gy" ro* scope\ ( j[ imac]" r[- o]* sk[= o] p), n. [ Gr. gy^ ros ring, circle - 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}. [ 1913 Webster] 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. [ 1913 Webster] 44 Moby Thesaurus words for " gyroscope": balance, balance rudder, balance wheel, ballast, centrifuge, chuck, counterbalance, counterweight, drill, extractor, fan, fin, fixative, flywheel, governor, hairspring, impeller, jack, keel, mordant, pendulum, propeller, reel, roller, rolling pin, rotary drill, rotor, screw, shock absorber, spindle, spinner, spit, spool, springs, stabilizator, stiffening, tail plane, teetotum, top, treadmill, turbine, turntable, whorl, windmill
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