Assertion: gyroscope's axis | /r/HasProperty | vertical
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text: When a gyroscope is set on a pivot near the surface of Earth, it precesses around a vertical axis, since the torque is always horizontal and perpendicular to [latex] \overset{\to }{L}. [/latex]
text: gyroscope Hypernyms ("gyroscope" is a kind of...): rotating mechanism (a mechanism that rotates) Holonyms ("gyroscope" is a part of...): gyrocompass (a compass that does not depend on magnetism but uses a gyroscope instead) gyrostabiliser; gyrostabilizer (a stabilizer consisting of a heavy gyroscope that spins on a vertical axis; reduces side-to-side rolling of a ship or plane) Derivation: gyroscopic (having the characteristics of a gyroscope)