| 单词 | gyroscopes |
| 释义 | gyro- /jī-rō-/combining form
ORIGIN: Ety as for gyre gyrˈocar noun A monorail car balanced by a gyroscope gyrocomˈpass noun A compass which indicates direction by the freely moving axis of a rapidly spinning wheel, owing to the earth's rotation, the axis assuming and maintaining a north and south direction gyrˈodyne noun A rotorcraft in which the rotor(s) are power-driven for take-off, climbing, landing, etc, but unpowered for cruising flight gyrˈolite noun A mineral, a hydrated calcium silicate 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 |
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