gyroscopic
UK/ˌd͡ʒaɪ.ɹəˈskɒp.ɪk/US/ˌd͡ʒaɪ.ɹəˈskɑp.ɪk/
gyroscopic adjective: pertaining to, by means of, or in the manner of a gyroscope.
Adjective
gyroscopic (comparative more gyroscopic, superlative most gyroscopic)
- Pertaining to, by means of, or in the manner of a gyroscope.
- 1990 Operations Analysis in the U.S. Army Eighth Air Force in World War II Charles W McArthur: Publisher American Mathematical Society: →ISBN P142. "The bombardier then checked the gyroscopic stabilization of the bombsight and clutched in the electrical motor."
Forms of gyroscopic
| comparative | more gyroscopic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most gyroscopic |
Origin of gyroscopic
From gyroscope + -ic.
Words formed from gyroscopic
Phrases with gyroscopic
Words that rhyme with gyroscopic
- topic
- microscopic
- polytropic
- telescopic
- tropic
- catascopic
- megascopic
- monotropic
- myopic
- tonotopic
- allotopic
- diascopic
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- dystropic
- ectopic
- fibroscopic
- gonadotropic
- macroscopic
- microendoscopic
- monoscopic
- polytopic
- proctoscopic
- rhinoscopic
- thermoscopic
- thermotropic
- acroscopic
- adrenocorticotropic
- aerotropic
- Afrotropic
- allotropic
- amblyopic
- ametropic
- anascopic
- anoscopic
- anthropic
- antigonadotropic
- antitropic
- antroscopic
- apocopic
- arthroscopic
- arthrotropic
- asthenopic
- astroscopic
- atopic
- auriscopic
- autoscopic
- autostereoscopic
- baroscopic
- barotropic
- basiscopic
- bathmotropic
- bioscopic
- bronchoscopic
- brontoscopic
- chemotropic
- chromatophorotropic
- chromoendoscopic
- chromotropic
- chronoscopic
- chronotopic
- chronotropic
Questions about gyroscopic
- What does gyroscopic mean?
- Gyroscopic means pertaining to, by means of, or in the manner of a gyroscope.
- What part of speech is gyroscopic?
- Gyroscopic is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce gyroscopic?
- Gyroscopic is pronounced /ˌd͡ʒaɪ.ɹəˈskɒp.ɪk/ (UK).
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