gyromagnetˈic adjective

Relating to magnetic properties of rotating electric charges (gyromagnetic compass a compass used in aircraft in which, in order to eliminate errors caused by changes of course and speed (greater in an aircraft than in a ship), a gyroscope is combined with a magnet system)

gyromagˈnetism noun

gyrˈomancy noun

(Gr manteiā divination) divination by walking in a circle and falling from giddiness

gyrˈoplane or gyrocopˈter noun

A rotorcraft with unpowered rotor(s) on a vertical axis, eg an autogiro

gyrˈoscope noun

An apparatus in which a heavy flywheel or top rotates at high speed, the turning movement resisting changes in the direction of axis, used as a toy, an educational device, a compass, etc

gyroscopˈic adjective

gyroscopˈically adverb

gyrostābilīzāˈtion or gyrostābilīsāˈtion noun

gyrostāˈbilizer or gyrostāˈbiliser noun

A gyroscopic device for countering the roll of a ship, etc

gyrˈostat noun

A gyroscope, esp one fixed in a rigid case

gyrostatˈic adjective

gyrostatˈics singular noun

The science of rotating bodies

gyrˈovague noun

(Med L gyrovagus) a wandering monk of the Middle Ages