Associations to the word «Gyroscope»

Wiktionary

GYROSCOPE, noun. An apparatus composed of a wheel which spins inside of a frame (gimbal) and causes the balancing of the frame in any direction or position. In the form of a gyroscopic stabilizer, used to help keep aircraft and ships steady.

Dictionary definition

GYROSCOPE, noun. Rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King