HyperDic: gyroscope

English > 1 sense of the word *gyroscope*:
NOUN	artifact	gyroscope, gyro	rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction

gyroscope > pronunciation
Sounds	jhay'rahskow.p
Rhymes	allotrope ... tope: 34 rhymes with owp...

English > *gyroscope*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction.
Synonym	gyro
Part of	gyrocompass	A compass that does not depend on magnetism but uses a gyroscope instead
Part of	gyrostabilizer, gyrostabiliser	A stabilizer consisting of a heavy gyroscope that spins on a vertical axis
Broader	rotating mechanism	A mechanism that rotates
Spanish	giroscopio, giróscopo
Catalan	giroscopi
Adjectives	gyroscopic	having the characteristics / characteristics of a gyroscope