gimbal ring

Variant of gimbal

gimbal definition

gim·bal (gim′bəl, jim′-)

noun

a device consisting of a pivoted ring or rings capable of swinging freely while mounted to a fixed frame, used as to hold a ship's gyroscope level despite any pitch, roll, or yaw
often gimbal ring

Etymology: altered < ME gemelles, twins < L gemellus, dim. of geminus, twin

transitive verb gimbaled -·baled or gimballed -·balled, gimbaling -·bal·ing or gimballing -·bal·ling

to attach to or mount on a gimbal

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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