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gimbals
[ gim-buhlz, jim- ]
noun
, (used with a singular verb)
- Sometimes gimbal. a contrivance, consisting of a ring or base on an axis, that permits an object, as a ship's compass, mounted in or on it to tilt freely in any direction, in effect suspending the object so that it will remain horizontal even when its support is tipped.
gimbals
/ ˈɡɪm-; ˈdʒɪmbəlz /
plural noun
- a device, consisting of two or three pivoted rings at right angles to each other, that provides free suspension in all planes for an object such as a gyroscope, compass, chronometer, etc Also calledgimbal ring
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gimbals1
C16: variant of earlier gimmal finger ring, from Old French gemel, from Latin gemellus, diminutive of geminus twin
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