Gimbal
Definitions
A device for suspending something, such as a ship's compass, so that it will remain level when its support is tipped.
Equivalents
7 more languages
Българскикардан
Ελληνικάγκίμπαλ
Italianosospensione cardanica
Nederlandscardanische ophanging
Polskikardan
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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