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GYROSCOPE TOUPIE SPHERIQUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-08-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
- Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
- Navigation Instruments
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- spherical body gyro 1, record 1, English, spherical%20body%20gyro
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- spherical ball gyro 1, record 1, English, spherical%20ball%20gyro
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term gyroscope is commonly applied to spherical, wheel-shaped, or disk-shaped bodies that are universally mounted to be free to rotate in any direction; they are used to demonstrate these properties or to indicate movements in space. 2, record 1, English, - spherical%20body%20gyro
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A gyroscope made of a spherical ball floated in a hemispherical bowl using compressed air as the support mechanism was described ... in the American Journal of Physics. 3, record 1, English, - spherical%20body%20gyro
Record 1, Key term(s)
- spherical body gyroscope
- spherical ball gyroscope
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
- Pilotage et navigation aérienne
- Instruments de navigation
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gyroscope à toupie sphérique
1, record 1, French, gyroscope%20%C3%A0%20toupie%20sph%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans les gyroscopes libres (ou 2 axes), [delta] peut se déplacer, par rapport au boîtier, dans un angle solide entourant un axe Z lié au boîtier, appelé axe de zéro; dans certains cas, cet angle solide couvre tout l'espace, par exemple dans le gyroscope à toupie sphérique portée par champ électrique. 1, record 1, French, - gyroscope%20%C3%A0%20toupie%20sph%C3%A9rique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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