noun
- devices consisting of a spinning wheel or rotor mounted in a frame that can rotate freely in one or more directions, used to maintain orientation or measure rotational motion
Usage: plural of gyroscope
Examples
- The aircraft’s gyroscopes help maintain stable flight.
- Smartphones contain tiny gyroscopes to detect rotation.
- The ship’s navigation system relies on precision gyroscopes.
- Engineers tested the gyroscopes before the satellite launch.
- Modern gyroscopes are much smaller than early mechanical versions.
- The drone’s gyroscopes automatically correct for wind disturbances.