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Gimbal
(gcide) | Gimbal \Gim"bal\ (g[i^]m"bal), or Gimbals \Gim"bals\
(g[i^]m"balz), n. [See Gimmal, n.]
A contrivance for permitting a body to incline freely in all
directions, or for suspending anything, as a barometer,
ship's compass, chronometer, etc., so that it will remain
plumb, or level, when its support is tipped, as by the
rolling of a ship. It consists of a ring in which the body
can turn on an axis through a diameter of the ring, while the
ring itself is so pivoted to its support that it can turn
about a diameter at right angles to the first.
[1913 Webster]
Gimbal joint (Mach.), a universal joint embodying the
principle of the gimbal.
Gimbal ring, a single gimbal, as that by which the cockeye
of the upper millstone is supported on the spindle.
[1913 Webster] |
gimbal
(wn) | gimbal
n 1: an appliance that allows an object (such as a ship's
compass) to remain horizontal even as its support tips |
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gimbaled
(encz) | gimbaled, adj: |
gimbals
(encz) | gimbals,kardanový závěs Zdeněk Brož |
Gimbal joint
(gcide) | Gimbal \Gim"bal\ (g[i^]m"bal), or Gimbals \Gim"bals\
(g[i^]m"balz), n. [See Gimmal, n.]
A contrivance for permitting a body to incline freely in all
directions, or for suspending anything, as a barometer,
ship's compass, chronometer, etc., so that it will remain
plumb, or level, when its support is tipped, as by the
rolling of a ship. It consists of a ring in which the body
can turn on an axis through a diameter of the ring, while the
ring itself is so pivoted to its support that it can turn
about a diameter at right angles to the first.
[1913 Webster]
Gimbal joint (Mach.), a universal joint embodying the
principle of the gimbal.
Gimbal ring, a single gimbal, as that by which the cockeye
of the upper millstone is supported on the spindle.
[1913 Webster] |
Gimbal ring
(gcide) | Gimbal \Gim"bal\ (g[i^]m"bal), or Gimbals \Gim"bals\
(g[i^]m"balz), n. [See Gimmal, n.]
A contrivance for permitting a body to incline freely in all
directions, or for suspending anything, as a barometer,
ship's compass, chronometer, etc., so that it will remain
plumb, or level, when its support is tipped, as by the
rolling of a ship. It consists of a ring in which the body
can turn on an axis through a diameter of the ring, while the
ring itself is so pivoted to its support that it can turn
about a diameter at right angles to the first.
[1913 Webster]
Gimbal joint (Mach.), a universal joint embodying the
principle of the gimbal.
Gimbal ring, a single gimbal, as that by which the cockeye
of the upper millstone is supported on the spindle.
[1913 Webster] |
Gimbals
(gcide) | Gimbal \Gim"bal\ (g[i^]m"bal), or Gimbals \Gim"bals\
(g[i^]m"balz), n. [See Gimmal, n.]
A contrivance for permitting a body to incline freely in all
directions, or for suspending anything, as a barometer,
ship's compass, chronometer, etc., so that it will remain
plumb, or level, when its support is tipped, as by the
rolling of a ship. It consists of a ring in which the body
can turn on an axis through a diameter of the ring, while the
ring itself is so pivoted to its support that it can turn
about a diameter at right angles to the first.
[1913 Webster]
Gimbal joint (Mach.), a universal joint embodying the
principle of the gimbal.
Gimbal ring, a single gimbal, as that by which the cockeye
of the upper millstone is supported on the spindle.
[1913 Webster] |
gimbal
(wn) | gimbal
n 1: an appliance that allows an object (such as a ship's
compass) to remain horizontal even as its support tips |
gimbaled
(wn) | gimbaled
adj 1: supported on gimbals and remaining steady or level when
the base tips |
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