gyrostabilizer
[jahy-r
uh
-
stey
-b
uh
-lahy-zer]
/ˌdʒaɪ rəˈsteɪ bəˌlaɪ zər/
noun
1.
a device for stabilizing a seagoing vessel by counteracting its rolling motion from side to side, consisting essentially of a rotating
gyroscope
weighing about 1 percent of the displacement of the vessel.
Also called
gyroscopic stabilizer,
stabilizer
.
Origin
1920-25;
gyro(scope)
+
stabilizer
British Dictionary definitions for
gyrostabilizer
gyrostabilizer
/
ˌdʒaɪrəʊˈsteɪbɪˌlaɪzə
/
noun
1.
a gyroscopic device used to stabilize the rolling motion of a ship