gimbal C2 Topic:Tools, Machines & Construction Also spelled gymbals US /ˈd͡ʒɪmbəl/ UK /ˈd͡ʒɪmbəl/ See IPA manual Freq #91950 Meanings 1 noun a device for suspending something, such as a ship's compass, so that it will remain level when its support is tipped. Crane made a number of these instruments, mounted in gymbals, so that the delicate needles were free to turn in any direction whatever. Etymology Alteration of gemel, from Old French gemel, jumel (“twin”) (French jumeau), from Latin gemellus. Topics Tools, Machines & Construction Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # gimbal **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈd͡ʒɪmbəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈd͡ʒɪmbəl/ **Frequency rank:** 91950 ## Meanings 1. a device for suspending something, such as a ship's compass, so that it will remain level when its support is tipped. ## Examples - Crane made a number of these instruments, mounted in gymbals, so that the delicate needles were free to turn in any direction whatever. ## Etymology Alteration of gemel, from Old French gemel, jumel (“twin”) (French jumeau), from Latin gemellus. ## Topics - Tools, Machines & Construction - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown