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Noun Concept
Categories: Mechanisms (engineering), All articles with unsourced statements, Hellenistic engineering, Gyroscopes, Greek inventions
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gimbal  Cardan suspension  gimbal-mounted  gimbaled  gimballed
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An appliance that allows an object (such as a ship's compass) to remain horizontal even as its support tips WordNet 3.0
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An appliance that allows an object (such as a ship's compass) to remain horizontal even as its support tips WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A gimbal is a pivoted support that permits rotation of an object about an axis. Wikipedia
A device for suspending something, such as a ship's compass, so that it will remain level when its support is tipped. Wiktionary
Device for suspending something. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
appliance
support
PART OF
control moment gyroscope
reaction wheel
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Nordisk familjebok
NAMED AFTER
Gerolamo Cardano
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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gimbal
Wikipedia
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gimbal
Wikidata
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gimbal
Wiktionary
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gimbal
Wikipedia Redirections
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Cardan suspension, gimbal-mounted, gimbaled, gimballed, Gimballs, gimbals, Gimble, gymbal
Wikidata Alias
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Cardan suspension

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