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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.

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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.