gyrostabilizer
[ jahy-ruh-stey-buh-lahy-zer ]
/ ˌdʒaɪ rəˈsteɪ bəˌlaɪ zər /
noun
a device for stabilizing a seagoing vessel by counteracting its rolling motion from side to side, consisting essentially of a rotating gyroscope weighing about 1 percent of the displacement of the vessel.
Also called
gyroscopic stabilizer,
stabilizer.
Origin of gyrostabilizer
First recorded in 1920–25;
gyro(scope) +
stabilizer
Words nearby gyrostabilizer
gyroplane,
gyroscope,
gyrose,
gyrospasm,
gyrostabilized,
gyrostabilizer,
gyrostat,
gyrostatic,
gyrostatics,
gyrovague,
gyrus
British Dictionary definitions for gyrostabilizer
gyrostabilizer
gyrostabiliser
/ (ˌdʒaɪrəʊˈsteɪbɪˌlaɪzə) /
noun
a gyroscopic device used to stabilize the rolling motion of a ship