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GYROSCOPE [2 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

gyroscope: an item in the "Mechanical Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Science and Technology" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

gyroscope : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement mécaniques» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour les sciences et la technologie».

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
  • Air Navigation Aids
  • River and Sea Navigation
DEF

A spinning rotor, usually in a gimbal system, provided with one or more additional degrees of freedom.

OBS

The gyroscope is used to sense directional changes and to develop signals for operating automatic pilots and inertial guidance systems.

OBS

gyroscope; gyro: terms standardized by the British Standards Institution.

PHR

Gyro wheel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
  • Aides à la navigation aérienne
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
CONT

Un gyroscope est un appareil capable de fournir une direction physique de référence et, corrélativement, une information de rotation angulaire, sous forme d'un écart angulaire, ou d'un angle total [...] compris entre 0 et 360 degrés, vis-à-vis d'un référentiel absolu ou «inertiel».

OBS

gyroscope; gyro : termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

PHR

Volant de gyroscope.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instrumentos y equipo de vuelo (Industria aeronáutica)
  • Ayuda para la navegación aérea
  • Navegación fluvial y marítima
DEF

Sistema mecánico dotado de una estructura toroidal pesada, en el que la mayor parte de la masa se concentra en la periferia, y a la que se le imprime un fuerte régimen de rotación (normalmente mediante un motor eléctrico), tanto mayor cuanto menor sea su radio.

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