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Definitions for Gimbals
[1] Sometimes gimbal. a contrivance, consisting of a ring or base on an axis, that permits an object, as a ship's compass, mounted in or on it to tilt freely in any direction, in effect suspending the object so that it will remain horizontal even when its support is tipped.
[2] a device, consisting of two or three pivoted rings at right angles to each other, that provides free suspension in all planes for an object such as a gyroscope, compass, chronometer, etc Also called: gimbal ring
Words nearby Gimbals
gilt, gilt bronze, gilt-edged, gilthead, gilyak, gimbals, gimbel, gimcrack, gimcrackery, gimel, gimlet
Origin of Gimbals
First recorded in 1570–80; alteration of gimmal
Word origin for Gimbals
C16: variant of earlier gimmal finger ring, from Old French gemel, from Latin gemellus, diminutive of geminus twin