Definition of Gimballed

1. gimbal [v] - See also: gimbal

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gimballed

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

Literary usage of Gimballed

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

1. The Mechanics' Magazine, Museum, Register, Journal, and Gazette (1849)
"It will be obvious, therefore, that by attaching a float to this gimballed valve, as shown in fig. 3, there will be always just as much water supplied as ..."

2. Iron: An Illustrated Weekly Journal for Iron and Steel Manufacturers edited by Sholto Percy, Perry Fairfax Nursey (1849)
"To the outer sides of this pipe, A, there is gimballed a move able valve, i', the top surface of the bottom part, rf, of which is turned truly to correspond ..."

3. Civil Engineer and Architect's Journal (1849)
"To the outer sides of this pipe A, there is gimballed a valve D, the top surface of the bottom part rf, of which is turned truly to correspond with the ..."

4. The Microscope and Its Revelations by William Benjamin Carpenter, William Henry Dallinger (1891)
"The arm, C, is moved against the spring by the differential-screw mechanism (with milled head, D), which is gimballed on a bracket, E, attached to the upper ..."

5. Popular Lectures and Addresses by William Thomson Kelvin (1891)
"TERRESTRIAL MAGNETISM, ETC. for use on land only in its gimballed bowl, here is Gilbert's description of it, a literal translation of the eighth chapter of ..."

6. The Mechanics' Magazine (1857)
"... upon a gimballed frame, to prevent the fluid from being washed over the connection« between cell and cell by the motion of the ship. ..."

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