The lamp wriggled in its gimbals, the barometer swung in circles, the table altered its slant every moment […]
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Gimbal
//ˈd͡ʒɪmbəl//
Synonyms for "gimbal" (15 found)
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11 entriesTranslations
16 translations across 13 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- кардан noun (device for suspending something)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 平衡環 /平衡环 noun (device for suspending something)
Czech
1 entries- Kardanův závěs noun (device for suspending something)
Dutch
1 entries- cardanische ophanging noun (device for suspending something)
Esperanto
1 entries- kardano noun (device for suspending something)
Finnish
2 entries- gimbaali noun (device for suspending something)
- vakaaja noun (device for suspending something)
French
2 entries- cardan noun (device for suspending something)
- suspension à la Cardan noun (device for suspending something)
German
1 entries- kardanische Aufhängung noun (device for suspending something)
Greek
1 entries- γκίμπαλ noun (device for suspending something)
Hebrew
1 entries- מִתְלַיִם noun (device for suspending something)
Italian
1 entries- sospensione cardanica noun (device for suspending something)
Polish
2 entries- kardan noun (device for suspending something)
- zawieszenie Cardana noun (device for suspending something)
Spanish
1 entries- cardán noun (device for suspending something)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
1934, A. E. W. Mason, “The Chronometer,” Chapter II, in Dilemmas, London: Hodder & Stoughton, He lifted the chronometer off the gimbals on which it was slung in the mahogany case and showed the number engraved upon the bottom.
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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.
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