gyroscope
/ˈdʒaɪɹəsˌkəʊp/JIGH-ruh-skohp
/ˈdʒaɪɹəsˌkoʊp/JIGH-ruh-skohp
Meaninga circle watcher
Common meaning: a spinning wheel device keeping balance
- gyra ring, circleLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 320 · scan
- scopeGreek skopein: to look at
‘a ring, circle’ + ‘to look at’ → gyroscope
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek γῦρος ‘a ring, circle’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), entry γῦρος, p. 320 · dictionary scan
Roots
- γῦρος Greek “a ring, circle”
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