- gimbal
- gimbal 1570s, "joints, connecting links;" alteration of gemel "twins" (late 14c.), from O.Fr. jumel (Mod. Fr. jumeau) "a twin," from L. gemellus, dim. of geminus (see GEMINATE (Cf. geminate)). Related: Gimbals.
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Gimbal — Gim bal (g[i^]m bal), or Gimbals Gim bals (g[i^]m balz), n. [See {Gimmal}, n.] A contrivance for permitting a body to incline freely in all directions, or for suspending anything, as a barometer, ship s compass, chronometer, etc., so that it will … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gimbal — [gim′bəl, jim′bəl] n. 〚altered < ME gemelles, twins < L gemellus, dim. of geminus, twin〛 [often pl.] a device consisting of a pivoted ring or rings capable of swinging freely while mounted to a fixed frame, used as to hold a ship s gyroscope… … Universalium
gimbal — [gim′bəl, jim′bəl] n. [altered < ME gemelles, twins < L gemellus, dim. of geminus, twin] [often pl.] a device consisting of a pivoted ring or rings capable of swinging freely while mounted to a fixed frame, used as to hold a ship s… … English World dictionary
Gimbal — A gimbal is a pivoted support that allows the rotation of an object about a single axis. A set of two gimbals, one mounted on the other with pivot axes orthogonal, may be used to allow an object mounted on the innermost gimbal to remain vertical… … Wikipedia
gimbal — Kardano pakaba statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. Cardan suspension; gimbal; gimbal suspension vok. Cardanische Aufhängung, f; Kardanaufhängung, f; kardanische Aufhängung, f rus. карданная подвеска, f; карданный подвес, m; подвеска… … Fizikos terminų žodynas
gimbal — I. noun Etymology: alteration of obsolete gemel double ring, from Middle English, from Anglo French gemel, jomel, from Latin gemellus, diminutive of geminus Date: circa 1780 a device that permits a body to incline freely in any direction or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
gimbal — i. A device with two mutually perpendicular and intersecting axes of rotation, thus giving free angular movement in two directions. ii. In a gyro, a support that provides the spin axis with a degree of rotational freedom. Gyros can be mounted in… … Aviation dictionary
gimbal — Kardano pakaba statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. gimbal vok. kardanische Aufhängung, f; Kardanring, m rus. карданный подвес, m; универсальный шарнир, m pranc. articulation à Cardan, f; Cardan, m; charnière universelle, f … Automatikos terminų žodynas
Gimbal Lock — (engl.) bzw. kardanische Blockade bezeichnet ein geometrisches Problem, welches bei Transformationen in Verbindung mit Eulerwinkeln auftreten kann. Der Begriff stammt aus dem Englischen, Gimbal heißt hier Kardanische Aufhängung, Gimbal Lock ist… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Gimbal lock — occurs when the axes of two of the three gimbals needed to compensate for rotations in three dimensional space are driven to the same direction. For example, assume a level sensing platform on an aircraft flying due north has its three gimbal… … Wikipedia
