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gimbaling

gimbaling is the present participle and gerund of gimbal.

Meaning of gimbal

Verb

gimbal (third-person singular simple present gimbals, present participle (US) gimbaling or (UK) gimballing, simple past and past participle (US) gimbaled or (UK) gimballed)

  1. (transitive) To suspend using a gimbal or gimbals.
    • […] he conned his course in masterly fashion by aid of the roller-map, protected by its transparent, rainproof casing, or the compass, clock, altimeter, and other instruments gimballed in the wooden frame in front of the pilot’s seat.1918, Richard Dehan (Clotilde Graves), That Which Hath Wings, New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, Chapter 32
  2. (transitive) To move a reaction engine about on a gimbal so as to obtain pitching and yawing correction moments.
  3. (intransitive) To swivel, move on an axis.

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Questions about gimbaling

What is gimbaling the present participle and gerund of?
Gimbaling is the present participle and gerund of gimbal.

Words near gimbaling in the dictionary

  1. GImages
  2. gimbal
  3. gimbal lock
  4. gimbal locks
  5. gimbaled
  6. gimbaling
  7. gimballed
  8. gimballing
  9. gimbals
  10. gimbap
  11. gimbaps

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