gyroscopic
/ˌd͡ʒaɪ.ɹəˈskɑp.ɪk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Pertaining to, by means of, or in the manner of a gyroscope.
Example Sentences
- "1990 Operations Analysis in the U.S. Army Eighth Air Force in World War II Charles W McArthur: Publisher American Mathematical Society: →ISBN P142. "The bombardier then checked the gyroscopic stabilization of the bombsight and clutched in the electrical motor.""
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gew-der. Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros)lbor. French gyro- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképt͏̌omai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. French -scope French gyroscopebor. English gyroscope Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English gyroscopic From gyroscope + -ic.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌd͡ʒaɪ.ɹəˈskɑp.ɪk/
- British English: /ˌd͡ʒaɪ.ɹəˈskɒp.ɪk/
Inflected Forms
more gyroscopic (comparative)
most gyroscopic (superlative)