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Definition of "gimbal" [gim•bal]

  • A device consisting of two rings mounted on axes at right angles to each other so that an object, such as a ship's compass, will remain suspended in a horizontal plane between them regardless of any motion of its support. Often used in the plural. Also called gimbal ring. (noun)
  • To supply with or support on gimbals. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "gimbal" in a sentence
  • "Although the alignment between Eagle and Columbia looked good, as the vehicles came together they experienced a potentially nasty phenomenon known as gimbal lock."
  • "The gimbal is a collaborative development with Red Team sponsors HD Systems, Philips and KVH."
  • "So then would be more of your value prop adding what your core capabilities are to that existing kind of gimbal just viewing technology?"