A stabilizer consisting of a heavy gyroscope that spins on a vertical axis; reduces side-to-side rolling of a ship or plane. gyro stabilizer

A pear-shaped top made of wood with a metal center pin. pegtop

1. The highest or uppermost side of anything; SYN. top side, upper side, upside.
2. The upper part of anything
3. Something that covers a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container); SYN. cover.
4. The greatest possible intensity:
5. A garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips
6. A conical child's toy tapering to a steel-shod point on which it can be made to spin; SYN. whirligig, teetotum, spinning top.
7. Platform surrounding the head of a lower mast.
8. The first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat; SYN. top of the inning. + prikaži više

A top that is spun by whipping; SYN. whip top.

ETYM Latin centrum center + fugere to flee.
1. Conveying information to the muscles from the CNS; SYN. motor.
2. Tending away from centralization, as of authority.
3. Tending to move away from a center.

Having the characteristics of a gyroscope.

ETYM Greek gyros ring, circle + -scope.
A universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction; SYN. gyro.
Solid wheel rotating in a ring, with its axis free to turn; such apparatus with its axis fixed and acting as compass, stabilizer, etc.
Mechanical instrument, used as a stabilizing device and consisting, in its simplest form, of a heavy wheel mounted on an axis fixed in a ring that can be rotated about another axis, which is also fixed in a ring capable of rotation about a third axis. Applications of the gyroscope principle include the gyrocompass, the gyropilot for automatic steering, and gyro-directed torpedoes.
The components of the gyroscope are arranged so that the three axes of rotation in any position pass through the wheel's center of gravity. The wheel is thus capable of rotation about three mutually perpendicular axes, and its axis may take up any direction. If the axis of the spinning wheel is displaced, a restoring movement develops, returning it to its initial direction. + prikaži više