noun
- a device that uses a spinning gyroscope to maintain stability or reduce unwanted motion in ships, aircraft, or other vehicles
Usage: technical; engineering
Examples
- The ship's gyrostabilizer reduced rolling motion in rough seas.
- Modern aircraft rely on gyrostabilizers to maintain level flight during turbulence.
- The gyrostabilizer uses rapidly spinning rotors to counteract unwanted vibrations.
- Engineers installed a gyrostabilizer in the submarine to improve stability underwater.
- The gyrostabilizer automatically adjusts to compensate for external disturbances.