gimbal

Significado (Inglés)

Noun

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

Verb

1. To suspend using a gimbal or gimbals.
2. To move a reaction engine about on a gimbal so as to obtain pitching and yawing correction moments.
3. To swivel, move on an axis.

Conceptos

suspensión cardánica

suspensión cardán

Sinónimos

cardan

gymbal

balanced loop

gimbal ring

equilibrium ring

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒɪmbəl/

Etimología (Inglés)

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