gimbal

Etymology
Alteration of, from , (French ), from.

Noun

 * 1) A device for suspending something, such as a ship's compass, so that it will remain level when its support is tipped.
 * 2) * 1934,, “The Chronometer,” Chapter II, in Dilemmas, London: Hodder & Stoughton,
 * He lifted the chronometer off the gimbals on which it was slung in the mahogany case and showed the number engraved upon the bottom.
 * He lifted the chronometer off the gimbals on which it was slung in the mahogany case and showed the number engraved upon the bottom.

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 平衡環
 * Czech: Kardanův závěs
 * Danish:
 * Esperanto: kardano
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:, suspension à la Cardan
 * German: kardanische Aufhängung
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew:
 * Italian: sospensione cardanica
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Polish: zawieszenie Cardana,
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: cardán

Verb

 * 1)  To suspend using a gimbal or gimbals.
 * 2) * 1918, Richard Dehan, That Which Hath Wings, New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, Chapter 32,
 * he conned his course in masterly fashion by aid of the roller-map, protected by its transparent, rainproof casing, or the compass, clock, altimeter, and other instruments gimballed in the wooden frame in front of the pilot’s seat.
 * 1)  To move a reaction engine about on a gimbal so as to obtain pitching and yawing correction moments.
 * 2)  To swivel, move on an axis.

Noun

 * 1) great noise; resounding noise
 * 2) great confusion; great disturbance
 * 3) kettledrum

Adjective

 * 1) greatly disturbed