| 释义 |
free gyroscope free gyroscope[¦frē ¦jī·rə‚skōp] (engineering) A gyroscope that uses the property of gyroscopic rigidity to sense changes in altitude of a machine, such as an airplane; the spinning wheel or rotor is isolated from the airplane by gimbals; when the plane changes from level flight, the gyro remains vertical and gives the pilot an artificial horizon reference. |