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gyroscope
noun
gy·ro·scope
ˈjī-rə-ˌskōp 
British also ˈgī-
: a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
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Under the hood, a Qualcomm Snapdragon W5 Gen 1 provides power and the watch features an accelerometer, an altimeter, an ambient light sensor, a gyroscope, a magnetometer, and an optical heart rate sensor.
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PCMAG, 5 June 2024
The telescope was launched with six ultra-stable gyroscopes, but only three at a time are needed for normal operation.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 4 June 2024
This addition could be helpful if the telescope's gyroscope situation worsens.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 16 May 2024
One of its reaction wheels (a type of gyroscope) malfunctioned after a botched restart from an earlier incident on April 8th.
—Briley Lewis, Popular Science, 9 May 2024
This feature works by using the different sensors in the Apple Watch such as the accelerometer, gyroscope, GPS, and heart rate monitor.
—Oscar Gonzalez / Gizmodo, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
Additionally, devices often have motion-detecting accelerometers or gyroscopes, which sense the device’s position, Greg Potter, PhD, a sleep researcher and wellness speaker from Worcester, England, told Health.
—Kristen Fischer, Health, 12 Mar. 2024
Unfortunately during the braking manoeuvre a gyroscope failed, blocking the primary engine.
—Laurent Palka, Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2024
Rather than using lidar, gyroscopes, or infrared sensors to navigate your home, Matic sees like a human being and builds maps of the area on the fly.
—Adrienne So, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2023
PCMAG, 5 June 2024
The telescope was launched with six ultra-stable gyroscopes, but only three at a time are needed for normal operation.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 4 June 2024
This addition could be helpful if the telescope's gyroscope situation worsens.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 16 May 2024
One of its reaction wheels (a type of gyroscope) malfunctioned after a botched restart from an earlier incident on April 8th.
—Briley Lewis, Popular Science, 9 May 2024
This feature works by using the different sensors in the Apple Watch such as the accelerometer, gyroscope, GPS, and heart rate monitor.
—Oscar Gonzalez / Gizmodo, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
Additionally, devices often have motion-detecting accelerometers or gyroscopes, which sense the device’s position, Greg Potter, PhD, a sleep researcher and wellness speaker from Worcester, England, told Health.
—Kristen Fischer, Health, 12 Mar. 2024
Unfortunately during the braking manoeuvre a gyroscope failed, blocking the primary engine.
—Laurent Palka, Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2024
Rather than using lidar, gyroscopes, or infrared sensors to navigate your home, Matic sees like a human being and builds maps of the area on the fly.
—Adrienne So, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2023
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gyroscope
noun
gy·ro·scope
ˈjī-rə-ˌskōp
: a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis that is free to turn in various directions
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