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Webster 1828 Edition

Gimbal

GIM'BAL

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Noun.
A brass ring by which a sea compass is suspended in its box, by means of which the card is kept in a horizontal position, notwithstanding the rolling of the ship.

Definition 2024

gimbal

gimbal

English

Noun

gimbal ‎(plural gimbals)

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

Translations

Verb

gimbal ‎(third-person singular simple present gimbals, present participle gimballing or gimbaling, simple past and past participle gimballed or gimbaled)

  1. to use a gimbal

Etymology

Alteration of gemel, from Old French jumel ‎(“twin”) (French jumeau), from Latin gemellus

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʒɪmbəl/, /ˈɡɪmbəl/
  • Rhymes: -ɪmbəl

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