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gyroscope

[jahy-ruh-skohp] / ˈdʒaɪ rəˌskoʊp /
NOUN
gyro
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This time, a human gyroscope leads the way.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Rare-earth elements are mostly used to make high-powered magnets — those needed to manufacture a gyroscope for a fighter jet, for example.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 30, 2025

The agency is now invoking a contingency plan: a “one-gyro” mode that keeps the other functioning gyroscope in reserve.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 4, 2024

Researchers have built a prototype fiber optic gyroscope for high resolution, real-time monitoring of ground rotations caused by earthquakes in the active volcanic area of Campi Flegrei in Naples, Italy.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2024

The hours go by and you lose your gyroscope; your mind starts to roam.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien




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