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gimbal lock

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

Syllables
gim-bal lock
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The loss of one degree of freedom in the three-dimensional rotational movement of a three-gimbal mechanism, which occurs when the axes of two of the three gimbals are driven into a parallel configuration, so that the system's rotational movement becomes two-dimensional (and necessarily remains so until an appropriate force is applied); the equivalent situation in a simulation of rotational movement, when the mathematical model uses Euler angles (representing pitch, yaw and roll) or their equivalent.

Countable; Uncountable

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Inflected Forms

gimbal locks (plural)

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What does gimbal lock mean?
The loss of one degree of freedom in the three-dimensional rotational movement of a three-gimbal mechanism, which occurs when the axes of two of the three gimbals are driven into a parallel configuration, so that the system's rotational movement becomes two-dimensional (and necessarily remains so until an appropriate force is applied); the equivalent situation in a simulation of rotational movement, when the mathematical model uses Euler angles (representing pitch, yaw and roll) or their equivalent.

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