gimbal
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Synonyms: limbal, gimmal, cimbal, timbal, gimbel, kimbal
Antonyms: limbal, gimmal, cimbal, timbal, gimbel, kimbal
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Noun
- {{lb|en|nautical|aircraft component|spacecraft component}} A [[device]] for suspending something, such as a ship's [[compass]], so that it will remain level when its support is tipped.
Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[suspend]] using a gimbal or gimbals.
- {{lb|en|transitive|space flight}} To move a [[reaction engine]] about on a gimbal so as to obtain [[pitch]]ing and [[yaw]]ing [[correction]] [[moment]]s.<ref>Joseph A. Angelo, Jr., ''The Dictionary of Space Technology'', NY: Facts On File, 1982, p. 89.</ref>
- {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[swivel]], [[move]] on an [[axis]].
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