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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A device for stabilizing using a gyroscope.
2. 2
   a stabilizer consisting of a heavy gyroscope that spins on a vertical axis; reduces side-to-side rolling of a ship or plane wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

gyrostabiliser

Etymology

From gyro- + stabilizer.

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