What does "gimbal" mean?

A device for suspending something, such as a ship's compass, so that it will remain level when its support is tipped.

What is a synonym for "gimbal"?

Common synonyms include: arbor, axis, fulcrum, gimbals, gudgeon, hinge.

//ˈd͡ʒɪmbəl// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Noun

1
A device for suspending something, such as a ship's compass, so that it will remain level when its support is tipped.
"The lamp wriggled in its gimbals, the barometer swung in circles, the table altered its slant every moment […]"
2
an appliance that allows an object (such as a ship's compass) to remain horizontal even as its support tips wordnet

Verb

1
To suspend using a gimbal or gimbals. transitive
"1918, Richard Dehan (Clotilde Graves), That Which Hath Wings, New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, Chapter 32, […] 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."
2
To move a reaction engine about on a gimbal so as to obtain pitching and yawing correction moments. transitive
3
To swivel, move on an axis. intransitive