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Gyroscopic   /dʒˌaɪrəskˈɑpɪk/   Listen
Gyroscopic

adjective
1.
Having the characteristics of a gyroscope.





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"Gyroscopic" Quotes from Famous Books



... on the dull silvery metal—and I proved my point by using Mother to shave a little wisp of metal off the edge of the control board. The curlicue stayed in the air wherever you put it and when you moved it you could feel the faintest sort of gyroscopic resistance. It was ...
— The Night of the Long Knives • Fritz Reuter Leiber
... Anemometrograph. The Speed Indicator. Air Pressure Indicator. Determining the Pressure From the Speed. Calculating Pressure From Speed. How the Figures are Determined. Converting Hours Into Minutes. Changing Speed Hours to Seconds. Pressure as the Square of the Speed. Gyroscopic:Balance. The Principles Involved. The Application of the Gyroscope. Fore and Aft Gyroscopic Control. Angle Indicator. Pendulum Stabilizer. Steering and Controlling Wheel. Automatic Stabilizing Wings. Barometers. Aneroid Barometer. Hydroplanes. ...
— Aeroplanes • J. S. Zerbe***


Words linked to "Gyroscopic" :   gyroscope


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