The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gyrostatic
Gyrostatic \Gy`ro*stat"ic\ (j[imac]`r[-o]*st[a^]t"[i^]k), a. (Physics) Of or pertaining to the gyrostat or to gyrostatics.
Wiktionary
gyrostatic
a. 1 Of, pertaining to, or containing a gyrostat 2 (context physics English) Of or pertaining to gyrostatics
Usage examples of "gyrostatic".
The gyrostatic compasses gave them considerable assistance, and they had perfect chronometers, but these latter could be of no use without celestial observations of some kind.