gyro

English Thesaurus

1. rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	rotating mechanism,
definition	:	a mechanism that rotates (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	gyrocompass,
definition	:	a compass that does not depend on magnetism but uses a gyroscope instead (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	gyrostabiliser, gyrostabilizer,
definition	:	a stabilizer consisting of a heavy gyroscope that spins on a vertical axis; reduces side-to-side rolling of a ship or plane (noun.artifact)

2. a Greek sandwich: sliced roast lamb with onion and tomato stuffed into pita bread (noun.food)

hypernym	:	sandwich,
definition	:	two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them (noun.food)

part holonym	:	pita, pocket bread,
definition	:	usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for filling (noun.food)

3. rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	gyroscopic,
definition	:	having the characteristics of a gyroscope (adj.pert)

derivation	:	gyroscopic,
definition	:	having the characteristics of a gyroscope (adj.pert)