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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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However, in the 15 years since then, three of the six gyroscopes have failed.
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Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 4 June 2024
Hubble’s incident was due to an issue with one of the spacecraft’s gyroscopes, which are needed to properly point the telescope at its astronomical targets.
—Briley Lewis, Popular Science, 9 May 2024
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.
—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
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Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 4 June 2024
Hubble’s incident was due to an issue with one of the spacecraft’s gyroscopes, which are needed to properly point the telescope at its astronomical targets.
—Briley Lewis, Popular Science, 9 May 2024
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.
—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
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“Gyroscope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gyroscope. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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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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