A gyroscope (from Ancient Greek γῦρος gŷros, "round" and σκοπέω skopéō, "to look") is a device used for measuring or maintaining orientation and angular velocity. [1] [2] It is a spinning wheel or disc in which the axis of rotation (spin axis) is free to assume any orientation by itself. More @Wikipedia
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