Definition of gimbal in English:

gimbal

(also gimbals)

noun ˈdʒɪmb(ə)l

A device for keeping an instrument such as a compass or chronometer horizontal in a moving vessel or aircraft, typically consisting of rings pivoted at right angles.
Example sentencesExamples
- The compass is mounted in a pendulous gimbal such that when subjected to high angular rates, the compass swings in its mount.
- These were a ship's chronometer - a big one in a box, suspended with gimbals like a ship's compass - and two smaller, sturdier, pocket-sized ones.
- Hydraulic gimbals were engineered to quietly move a 225-ton set around on the head of a pin.
- A lightweight carbon fiber dome protects the gimbal and sensors.
- The actual port on the bottom of the camera barrel is mounted in a gimbal so the barrel can rotate around for the best picture.

Derivatives

gimballed

adjective

The rocket uses four first-stage gimballed engines and one second-stage engine.
Example sentencesExamples
- It is fitted on a gimballed mount in the nose of the helicopter, above the radar.
- A wireframe model of a teapot, soldered out of silvered copper wire, is gimballed inside the monitor cabinet.
- First stage control was by movable tail fins, while the second stage was equipped with a gimballed nozzle.

Origin

Late 16th century (used in the plural denoting connecting parts in machinery): variant of earlier gimmal, itself a variant of late Middle English gemel 'twin, hinge, finger ring which can be divided into two rings', from Old French gemel 'twin', from Latin gemellus, diminutive of geminus.

Rhymes

Abu Simbel, cymbal, nimble, symbol, thimble, timbal

Definition of gimbal in US English:

gimbal

noun

often gimbals

A mechanism, typically consisting of rings pivoted at right angles, for keeping an instrument such as a compass or chronometer horizontal in a moving vessel or aircraft.
Example sentencesExamples
- A lightweight carbon fiber dome protects the gimbal and sensors.
- The compass is mounted in a pendulous gimbal such that when subjected to high angular rates, the compass swings in its mount.
- Hydraulic gimbals were engineered to quietly move a 225-ton set around on the head of a pin.
- The actual port on the bottom of the camera barrel is mounted in a gimbal so the barrel can rotate around for the best picture.
- These were a ship's chronometer - a big one in a box, suspended with gimbals like a ship's compass - and two smaller, sturdier, pocket-sized ones.

Origin

Late 16th century (used in the plural denoting connecting parts in machinery): variant of earlier gimmal, itself a variant of late Middle English gemel ‘twin, hinge, finger ring which can be divided into two rings’, from Old French gemel ‘twin’, from Latin gemellus, diminutive of geminus.

单词	gimbal
释义	Definition of gimbal in English: gimbal (also gimbals) noun ˈdʒɪmb(ə)l A device for keeping an instrument such as a compass or chronometer horizontal in a moving vessel or aircraft, typically consisting of rings pivoted at right angles. Example sentencesExamples The compass is mounted in a pendulous gimbal such that when subjected to high angular rates, the compass swings in its mount. These were a ship's chronometer - a big one in a box, suspended with gimbals like a ship's compass - and two smaller, sturdier, pocket-sized ones. Hydraulic gimbals were engineered to quietly move a 225-ton set around on the head of a pin. A lightweight carbon fiber dome protects the gimbal and sensors. The actual port on the bottom of the camera barrel is mounted in a gimbal so the barrel can rotate around for the best picture. Derivatives gimballed adjective The rocket uses four first-stage gimballed engines and one second-stage engine. Example sentencesExamples It is fitted on a gimballed mount in the nose of the helicopter, above the radar. A wireframe model of a teapot, soldered out of silvered copper wire, is gimballed inside the monitor cabinet. First stage control was by movable tail fins, while the second stage was equipped with a gimballed nozzle. Origin Late 16th century (used in the plural denoting connecting parts in machinery): variant of earlier gimmal, itself a variant of late Middle English gemel 'twin, hinge, finger ring which can be divided into two rings', from Old French gemel 'twin', from Latin gemellus, diminutive of geminus. Rhymes Abu Simbel, cymbal, nimble, symbol, thimble, timbal Definition of gimbal in US English: gimbal noun often gimbals A mechanism, typically consisting of rings pivoted at right angles, for keeping an instrument such as a compass or chronometer horizontal in a moving vessel or aircraft. Example sentencesExamples A lightweight carbon fiber dome protects the gimbal and sensors. The compass is mounted in a pendulous gimbal such that when subjected to high angular rates, the compass swings in its mount. Hydraulic gimbals were engineered to quietly move a 225-ton set around on the head of a pin. The actual port on the bottom of the camera barrel is mounted in a gimbal so the barrel can rotate around for the best picture. These were a ship's chronometer - a big one in a box, suspended with gimbals like a ship's compass - and two smaller, sturdier, pocket-sized ones. Origin Late 16th century (used in the plural denoting connecting parts in machinery): variant of earlier gimmal, itself a variant of late Middle English gemel ‘twin, hinge, finger ring which can be divided into two rings’, from Old French gemel ‘twin’, from Latin gemellus, diminutive of geminus.
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