Definition of Gimbaled

1. Adjective. Supported on gimbals and remaining steady or level when the base tips.

Similar to: Supported

Definition of Gimbaled

1. gimbal [v] - See also: gimbal

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gimbaled

gilsonite
gilt
gilt-edged
gilt-head bream
gilt-head breams
giltcup
giltcups
gilthead
giltheads
giltif
gilts
giltwood
gilutensin
gim
gimbal
gimbaled (current term)
gimbaling
gimballed
gimballing
gimbals
gimbap
gimblet
gimblets
gimboid
gimboids
gimcrack
gimcrackeries
gimcrackery
gimcracks
gimel

Literary usage of Gimbaled

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

1. Setup: What the Air Force Did in Vietnam and Why by Earl H. Tilford, Jr. (1991)
"The risk was reduced with the introduction of gimbaled Pave Knife pods that ... Furthermore, because gimbaled pods were rotatable, the pilot could engage in ..."

2. Stages to Saturn: A Technological History of the Apollo/Saturn Launch Vehicle by Roger E. Bilstein (1999)
"The gimbaled outboard engines required a different approach. The turbopump was fixed to the gimbaled engines; therefore an overboard duct for them would ..."

3. Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories edited by Jonathan Y. Richmond, Robert W. McKinney (1994)
"Early systems used spinning mass gyroscopes in a gimbaled platform configuration. Systems using this approach are still in volume production. ..."

4. National Missile Defense and Prospects for U.S. edited by Thad Cochran (1999)
"The performance of both strap down and gimbaled inertial systems could potentially be enhanced by radio control and/or access to satellite navigation ..."

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