Definition of Gyrostats

1. gyrostat [n] - See also: gyrostat

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gyrostats

gyroscopic
gyroscopic stabilizer
gyroscopic stabilizers
gyroscopically
gyrose
gyrosonic
gyrosonics
gyrospasm
gyrostabiliser
gyrostabilization
gyrostabilizer
gyrostabilizers
gyrostat
gyrostatic
gyrostatics
gyrostats (current term)
gyrosynchrotron
gyrotactic
gyrotactically
gyrotaxis
gyrothermal
gyrotranslation
gyrotranslations
gyrotriangle
gyrotriangles
gyrotrigonometry
gyrotron
gyrotropic
gyrotropy
gyrous

Literary usage of Gyrostats

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treatise on Gyrostatics and Rotational Motion: Theory and Applications by Andrew Gray (1918)
"gyrostats. Before proceeding further with the more abstract theory of a top, it will be useful perhaps to give an account of ..."

2. A Primer of Air Navigation by Harry Egerton Wimperis (1920)
"... conditions—Effect of acceleration on a pendulum—Resonance in vibration—Magnetic Compass— Variation—Deviation—Swinging—Types of compass—gyrostats. 10. ..."

3. Practical Gyrostatic Balancing by Herbert Chatley (1912)
"... PARADOX—CONSTRUCTION OF gyrostats THERE is a well-known saying to the effect that the commonplace is frequently the most marvellous, and the subject to ..."

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