gyrostat

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Each of these is divided in the middle for the insertion of a gyrostat, the axis of which is pivoted on the adjacent ends of the two halves of the rod.

From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Gray, Andrew

What's the matter with my home-made gyrostat and anemometer?

From Darkness and Dawn by England, George Allan

If, however, he turns round the other way, the gyrostat immediately turns on its pivots so as to point the other end of the axis up.

From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Gray, Andrew

Then the gyrostat, mounted with its axis vertical on trunnions on a level with the fly-wheel, and resting on a wooden frame carried about by the professor!

From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Gray, Andrew

Suppose the motion λ is due to the suspension of the gyrostat from a point on the axis of a second gyrostat suspended from a fixed point.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various