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gyrostabilizer

gyrostabilizer

1 9.9
A device with a fast spinning wheel that reduces rolling in ships or planes
  • noun
  • /ˌjaɪroʊˈsteɪbɪlaɪzər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : giroestabilizador
  • The engineer explained how the gyrostabilizer helps prevent rolling motions in the helicopter.

Examples

  • To reduce turbulence while flying, the plane is equipped with an advanced gyrostabilizer.

  • I borrowed some solenoids from your gyrostabilizers too.

    Forbidden Planet (1956)

  • The ship uses a gyrostabilizer to maintain balance during rough seas.

How Stabilizing

gyrostabilizer
  • Specialized
1 9.9
stabilizer
  • US
7 4.1

Surface Forms

gyrostabilizer singular
gyrostabilizers plural

Morphology

gyrostabilizer = stabilizer (transparent) = gyro + stabilizer

The word is transparently a stabilizer that uses a gyroscope; learners can derive the meaning from 'gyro' + 'stabilizer'.

Etymology

Gyrostabilizer comes from gyro ('turn') and stabilizer ('to make steady'). A gyroscope is a spinning wheel, so a gyrostabilizer uses spinning movement to reduce rolling and keep a ship or plane steady.