English Dictionary

gimbal

/ˈd͡ʒɪmbəl/

verb

(transitive) To suspend using a gimbal or gimbals. / (transitive, aerospace) To move a reaction engine about on a gimbal so as to obtain pitching and yawing correction moments.

The photographer used a gimbal to stabilize the camera while shooting.

意味（1）

(transitive) To suspend using a gimbal or gimbals.

[…] 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.

意味（2）

(transitive, aerospace) To move a reaction engine about on a gimbal so as to obtain pitching and yawing correction moments.

意味（3）

(intransitive) To swivel, move on an axis.