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Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-07-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- General Mechanics (Physics)
- Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
- Navigation Instruments
- Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gyroscopic inertia
1, record 1, English, gyroscopic%20inertia
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- rigidity in space 2, record 1, English, rigidity%20in%20space
correct
- rigidity 3, record 1, English, rigidity
correct
- gyro's rigidity in space 4, record 1, English, gyro%27s%20rigidity%20in%20space
correct
- gyroscopic rigidity in space 5, record 1, English, gyroscopic%20rigidity%20in%20space
correct
- fixity 3, record 1, English, fixity
correct
- principle of rigidity in space 6, record 1, English, principle%20of%20rigidity%20in%20space
correct
- gyroscopic effect 7, record 1, English, gyroscopic%20effect
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The tendency of any rotating body, if undisturbed, to maintain its plane of rotation. 5, record 1, English, - gyroscopic%20inertia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Rigidity in space. The gyroscope resists turning. When it is "gimbaled" (free to move in a given direction) such that it is free to move either in 1, 2 or 3 dimensions, any surface such as an instrument dial attached to the gyro assembly will remain rigid in space even though the case of the gyro turns. The attitude indicator (AI) and the heading indicator (HI) use this property of rigidity in space for their operation. 6, record 1, English, - gyroscopic%20inertia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The turning of the frisbee mostly produces "stability", that is the spinning keeps the frisbee level in flight due to the "gyroscopic" effect, i.e. any spinning disc likes to stay spinning at the same angle. 8, record 1, English, - gyroscopic%20inertia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
A gyroscope is any rotating body that exhibits two fundamental properties: gyroscopic inertia, or rigidity in space, and precession, the tilting of the axis at right angles to any force tending to alter the plane of rotation. These properties are inherent in all rotating bodies, including the earth itself. 9, record 1, English, - gyroscopic%20inertia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
To remain rigid in space. 6, record 1, English, - gyroscopic%20inertia
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique générale (Physique)
- Pilotage et navigation aérienne
- Instruments de navigation
- Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- inertie gyroscopique
1, record 1, French, inertie%20gyroscopique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- effet gyroscopique 2, record 1, French, effet%20gyroscopique
correct, masculine noun
- principe de la fixité dans l'espace 3, record 1, French, principe%20de%20la%20fixit%C3%A9%20dans%20l%27espace
correct, masculine noun
- fixité 4, record 1, French, fixit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
- fixité dans l'espace 5, record 1, French, fixit%C3%A9%20dans%20l%27espace
correct, feminine noun
- immobilité dans l'espace 6, record 1, French, immobilit%C3%A9%20dans%20l%27espace
correct, feminine noun
- loi de fixité 7, record 1, French, loi%20de%20fixit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
- inertialité 8, record 1, French, inertialit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
- fixité dans l'espace absolu 8, record 1, French, fixit%C3%A9%20dans%20l%27espace%20absolu
correct, feminine noun
- fixité de l'axe propre du gyroscope 9, record 1, French, fixit%C3%A9%20de%20l%27axe%20propre%20du%20gyroscope
feminine noun
- rigidité dans l'espace 3, record 1, French, rigidit%C3%A9%20dans%20l%27espace
see observation, feminine noun
- principe de la rigidité dans l'espace 3, record 1, French, principe%20de%20la%20rigidit%C3%A9%20dans%20l%27espace
see observation, masculine noun
- principe de la rigidité gyroscopique dans l'espace 3, record 1, French, principe%20de%20la%20rigidit%C3%A9%20gyroscopique%20dans%20l%27espace
see observation, masculine noun
- rigidité gyroscopique 10, record 1, French, rigidit%C3%A9%20gyroscopique
see observation, feminine noun
- fixité gyroscopique 11, record 1, French, fixit%C3%A9%20gyroscopique
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tendance qu'a un corps en rotation de maintenir son plan de rotation s'il n'est pas dérangé. 3, record 1, French, - inertie%20gyroscopique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'inertie gyroscopique, appelée aussi effet gyroscopique, constitue la propriété fondamentale des gyroscopes. [...] Il s'agit d'un principe selon lequel tous les objets résistent naturellement à l'accélération ou au changement de direction. (Par exemple, les occupants d'une voiture sont projetés vers l'avant quand celle-ci s'arrête brusquement parce qu'en raison de leur inertie, les corps continuent leur mouvement vers l'avant même si la voiture s'est arrêtée.) Lorsqu'on parle d'inertie gyroscopique, on fait allusion à l'inertie que possède un corps qui tourne. Tous les objets tournant autour d'un axe ont tendance à maintenir une orientation fixe, c'est-à-dire une direction de rotation et une position fixes, si aucune force n'intervient. En d'autres mots, un objet qui tourne a tendance à rester dans la même position. 2, record 1, French, - inertie%20gyroscopique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Un gyroscope [...] utilise [...] la propriété caractéristique d'inertialité (fixité dans l'espace absolu), totale ou partielle de certains phénomènes physiques. 8, record 1, French, - inertie%20gyroscopique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Certains spécialistes contestent l'emploi du terme «rigidité» qui semble être un calque de l'anglais occasionnant un non-sens en français. 11, record 1, French, - inertie%20gyroscopique
Record 1, Key term(s)
- fixité gyroscopique
- propriété de fixité de l'axe propre du gyroscope
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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