gyro

[ US /ˈdʒaɪˌɹoʊ/ ]
[ UK /d‍ʒˈa‍ɪɹə‍ʊ/ ]
NOUN
  1. rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction
  2. a Greek sandwich: sliced roast lamb with onion and tomato stuffed into pita bread
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How To Use gyro In A Sentence

  • Deuterium is a relatively insensitive nucleus because it has a low gyromagnetic ratio and the spectral intensity is generally spread over an extremely wide frequency range due to the quadrupole interaction.
  • Often called gyroscopic stabilization, inertial stabilization enables the telescope to continually point at a celestial object while the aircraft maneuvers in flight. PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories
  • The team produced a version of the mineral in which silver is replaced by lithium, germanium by phosphorus, and some of the sulphur atoms by halides (chloride, bromide or iodide), resulting in argyrodite-like structures. Batteries that never needs recharging
  • The gyro and moussaka each have about 800 calories and at least a day's worth of saturated fat.
  • Also just to kinda clarify the difference between authentic Greek gryo and what isn’t … depending on who you ask and where they are from, “Authentic” Greek gyro is sometimes refered to as being Donner, which is usually Pork and/or Lamb that has been pounded out thin, and marinated and then put layered onto a vertical spit and then roasted on the gryo cookers we love to drool over. Is Gyro II The Best Gyro Midtown Has to Offer? | Midtown Lunch - Finding Lunch in the Food Wasteland of NYC's Midtown Manhattan
  • A gyroscope is a wheel or disc mounted in such a way that it is free to rotate around an axis as well as to move linearly along the other two axes.
  • Lucas found that neither the gyrocompass nor the rudder angle indicator worked. The Attack on the Liberty
  • The well-known Shield of the MORTIMERS supplies a good example, No. 131 (H.  3) -- _Barry of six or and az., an inescutcheon arg.; on a chief gold, gyroned of the second, two pallets of the same_: for DARCY -- _Arg., an inescutcheon sa., within an orle of roses gu. The Handbook to English Heraldry
  • The gyrocar purred softly away, with two horses left wandering and two men clinging fast in a sweep of wind. Morale A Story of the War of 1941-43
  • In the air, the car would function as a gyrocopter, using a conventional propeller to provide thrust and helicopter-style rotors for lift.
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