← All words
noun, masculine

gyroscope

/ʒi.ʁɔs.kɔp/

noun, masculine/ʒi.ʁɔs.kɔp/plural: gyroscopes

gyroscope

Related: gyroscopique, gyroscopiquement

From gyro- + -scope, coined in 1852 by physicist Leon Foucault, from Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros, “circle”) and σκοπός (skopós, “watcher”).