Phrase Hound found 5 phrases and 166 compound words that contain gyro. The most common are listed below. Open gyro in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 5
- directional gyroA gyroscopic flight instrument that provides heading information.
- gyro compassAlternative form of gyrocompass: A north-seeking form of gyroscope used as a directional reference in navigation.
- gyro compassesplural of gyro compass: A north-seeking form of gyroscope used as a directional reference in navigation.
- gyro-stabilizerAlternative spelling of gyrostabilizer: A device for stabilizing using a gyroscope.
- gyro-stabilizersplural of gyro-stabilizer: A device for stabilizing using a gyroscope.
Compound words 166
- gyroscopeAn apparatus composed of a wheel which spins inside of a frame (gimbal) and causes the balancing of the frame in any direction or position. In the form of a gyroscopic stabilizer, used to help keep aircraft and ships steady.
- gyraseAn enzyme that supercoils DNA.
- gyroplaneAny aircraft that obtains lift from both rotating blades and small wings.
- gyrodyneA kind of VTOL aircraft with a helicopter rotor-like system driven by its engine for takeoff and landing, as well as one or more conventional propellers to provide forward thrust during cruising flight
- gyrobifastigiumA polyhedral solid formed by joining two face-regular triangular prisms along corresponding square faces, giving a quarter-turn to one prism. It is noted for being one of the few regular polyhedra that packs in three dimensions.
- gyrotronA type of microwave generator employing cyclotron resonance coupling between microwave fields and a beam of electrons.
- gyroaverageThe average over a gyroperiod; a gyrophase average.
- electrogyroA unit that works first as a motor, taking energy from an electrical supply and converting it into kinetic energy which is stored in flywheels; when a vehicle so fitted moves, the energy stored is reconverted to electricity and supplied to …
- gyroadditionA gyrovector space addition.
- gyrobusAn electric bus which stores energy in a flywheel rotating at high speeds (up to 3000 RPM) rather than batteries.