Meaning of Gimbal | Babel Free
ˈd͡ʒɪmbəlDefinitions
A device for suspending something, such as a ship's compass, so that it will remain level when its support is tipped.
Equivalents
العربية
جيمبال - جهاز يبقي الجسم أفقي
Български
кардан
Deutsch
kardanische Aufhängung
Ελληνικά
γκίμπαλ
Español
cardán
Italiano
sospensione cardanica
Nederlands
cardanische ophanging
Polski
kardan
Examples
“The lamp wriggled in its gimbals, the barometer swung in circles, the table altered its slant every moment […]”
“1934, A. E. W. Mason, “The Chronometer,” Chapter II, in Dilemmas, London: Hodder & Stoughton, He lifted the chronometer off the gimbals on which it was slung in the mahogany case and showed the number engraved upon the bottom.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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