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# gyroscopic

adjective (gyroscopic)

«gyroscopic» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To do with a gyroscope, a spinning wheel or disc that keeps steady and resists being tipped over. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gyroscopic/#m1)
2. Behaving like a gyroscope: steady because it spins. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gyroscopic/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons on forces, gyroscopic effects help explain why a spinning top stays up, why a moving bicycle is easier to balance, and how spinning helps a frisbee fly straight. Phones, drones and planes use gyroscopic sensors to know which way they are tilted. Phrases: gyroscopic effect, gyroscopic stability, gyroscopic sensor.

### Examples

- A spinning top stays upright because of the gyroscopic effect. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gyroscopic/#x1)
- My phone has a gyroscopic sensor that knows when I turn it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gyroscopic/#x2)
- The drone uses gyroscopic sensors to stay level. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gyroscopic/#x3)
- Spinning wheels give a bike some gyroscopic stability. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gyroscopic/#x4)
- A frisbee flies straighter because of its gyroscopic spin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gyroscopic/#x5)
- Satellites use gyroscopic wheels to point the right way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gyroscopic/#x6)

### Note

Pronounced jy-ruh-SKOP-ik (soft g, like «giant»). From «gyroscope» (gyro = circle, turning). A common myth says bikes stay up only because of gyroscopic effects; in fact steering and the shape of the bike matter even more.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «gyroscopic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gyroscopic/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«gyroscopic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/gyroscopic.html) on Mova free.