# gyroscope

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ɹəˌskəʊp/ · frequency rank #49,960

## Definitions
1. An apparatus composed of a wheel which spins inside of a frame (gimbal) and causes the balancing of the frame in any direction or position. In the form of a gyroscopic stabilizer, used to help keep aircraft and ships steady.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French gyroscope, coined in 1852 by physicist Leon Foucault, equivalent to gyro- + -scope, from Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros, “circle”) and σκοπός (skopós, “watcher”).

## Common misspellings (14)
`ggyroscope`, `gryoscope`, `gyorscope`, `gyrocsope`, `gyrosccope`, `gyroscoep`, `gyroscoppe`, `gyroscpoe`, `gyrosocpe`, `gyrosscope`, `gyrroscope`, `gyrsocope`, `gyyroscope`, `ygroscope`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gyroscope