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Definition of: gimbals
(jim′bəlz, gim′-) noun Naut.
A contrivance for allowing a suspended object, as a ship's compass, to tip freely in all directions, thus remaining level, however the ship moves: also spelled gymbals. [Alter. of OF gemelle twin <L gemellus, dim. of geminus twin, double]
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