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gyrostat

[jahy-ruh-stat] / ˈdʒaɪ rəˌstæt /
NOUN
gyro
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The gyrostat is now replaced on its pivots in the frame, with its axis vertical, and moved about as it was before.

From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Andrew Gray

Figure 15 shows one form of gyrostat mounted on a horizontal frame, held in the hands of an experimenter.

From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Andrew Gray

Each of these is divided in the middle for the insertion of a gyrostat, the axis of which is pivoted on the adjacent ends of the two halves of the rod.

From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Andrew Gray

A gyrostat consists of a disk or wheel with a massive rim, which revolves within a case or framework, by which the whole arrangement can be moved about, or supported, without interfering with the wheel.

From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Andrew Gray

Round the case in the plane of the wheel is a projecting rim sharpened to an edge, on which the gyrostat can be supported in other experiments.

From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Andrew Gray


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