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gimbaled

gimbaled

9.9
A thing held so it stays level when its base moves or tips
  • adjective
  • /ˈɡɪm.bəld/
  • Specialized
translation icon : suspendido en gimbales
  • The gimbaled camera provided a steady shot even as the boat rocked on the waves.

Examples

  • The astronaut adjusted the gimbaled monitor to ensure it remained level while floating in zero gravity.

  • He pointed to the gimbaled mirror.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • In the aircraft, the gimbaled instruments helped the pilot maintain accurate readings during turbulence.

Synonyms

gyrostabilized
vsgimbaled
  • Specialized
8.2

Has a spinning device that keeps it steady

keeps level by pivoting supports to stay horizontal when the base tips
stabilized
vsgimbaled
  • US
3.5

Made steady so it does not move or change easily

keeps level specifically by pivoting supports rather than by other methods

Antonyms

unsteady
16 3.3

Not firm or balanced and likely to fall

How Stable

to steady
41 3.4
level
1.0
gimbaled
  • Specialized
9.9
supported
1.5
unsteady
16 3.3
wobbly
36 3.6

Surface Forms

gimbaled positive

Morphology

gimbaled = gimbal (transparent) = gimbal + ed

Regular adjectival/past-participial formation from the noun 'gimbal' meaning 'mounted on or supported by a gimbal', so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Gimbaled comes from the tool name gimbal, a set of rings that 'turn' inside each other to hold a cup or device level. So something gimbaled is kept steady and level even when its base moves.