gimbal
noun [ C ] uk/ˈɡɪm.bəl/ us/ˈɡɪm.bəl/
万向吊架，恒平框架，常平架框
a device with a circular part that turns around a fixed central axis (= straight line), used for keeping a compass, camera, or other piece of equipment in position when it is inside a moving vehicle or object
The platform is isolated from vehicle rotations by four gimbals. 该平台由四个万向吊架与车辆转动相隔离。
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- In a spacecraft, rocket engines are usually mounted on a pair of gimbals.
- By carefully aligning the gimbal, there was a star visible in the eyepiece.
- Gimbal technology is used in steadicams to eliminate camera shake when filming.
- We used a gimbal-mounted mirror to reflect starlight into our telescope.