Gyroscope
['dʒaɪrəskəʊp] or ['dʒaɪrəskop]
Definition
(noun.) rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction.
Checker: Tom--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) 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.
(n.) 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.
Editor: Meredith
Definition
n. an instrument for the exhibition of various properties of rotation and the composition of rotations.—adj. Gyroscop′ic.
Edited by Cathryn
Examples
- The gyroscope has been utilized to give steadiness to vessels in rough seas, and Sperry has made considerable progress in this country in applying it to give stability to an aeroplane. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It is claimed that in the monorail system so equipped with the gyroscope, a speed of more than a hundred miles an hour is possible with perfect safety. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- How does a Monorail Gyroscope Railway Operate? Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- He wanted to make a gigantic gyroscope weighing several tons, to be run by an electric motor and put on a sailing ship. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- One of the most successful of the recent applications of the gyroscope is in its connection with the marine compass. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The fundamental principle of the gyroscope lies in the resistance which a flywheel in rapid motion presents to any change of direction in the axis of rotation. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- He wanted this gyroscope to keep a platform perfectly horizontal, no matter how rough the sea was. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Its first application to this purpose was made by an officer in the Austrian navy in 1895, and this device, or an improved modification of it, such as the Angle Gyroscope, invented by Lieut. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- He showed me a gyroscope he had got up which made the incredible number of 4000 revolutions in a second. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Another important use of the gyroscope is found in its relation to the vertical and horizontal steering gear of the naval torpedo, especially the Whitehead pattern. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The gyroscopes in this, moved by a gasoline engine, revolved in a vacuum at a speed of three thousand rotations a minute. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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