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GYROSCOPE
Definition of GYROSCOPE
noun
An apparatus composed of a wheel which spins inside of a frame (gimbal) and causes the balancing of the frame in any direction or position. In the form of a gyroscopic stabilizer, used to help keep aircraft and ships steady.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from French gyroscope, coined in 1852 by physicist Leon Foucault, equivalent to gyro- + -scope, from Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros, “circle”) and σκοπός (skopós, “watcher”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,724)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GYROSCOPE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 43 boards so far. 477 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 11, 31 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 11, 31 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GYROSCOPE starts with G and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEGOOPRSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start GYROSC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 11
Could you have found GYROSCOPE?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 11 - and most players walked straight past it.
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