gimballing

Variant of gimbal

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

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

transitive verb gimbaled or gimballed, gimbaling or gimballing

to attach to or mount on a gimbal
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