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gyroscope.

gyroscope

9 characters4 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʒi.ʁɔs.kɔp/
  1. gyroscope

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From gyro- + -scope, coined in 1852 by physicist Leon Foucault, from Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros, “circle”) and σκοπός (skopós, “watcher”).

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