gyro

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With regenerative shock absorbers connected to a microprocessor system with any number of inputs such as on-chip gyro, accelerometer, ride height and steering angle a 4-shock system can actively control a vehicles pitch, roll and yaw.

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  1. noun A gyroscope.
  2. noun A gyrocompass.
  3. noun A sandwich made usually of sliced roasted lamb, onion, and tomato on pita bread.

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  • This is auto-gyro jousting in Malibu in the '30s. —  Bruce McCall's faux nostalgia
  • The auto-gyro couldn't wait for the invention of the helicopter, but it should have -- it wasn't a big success. —  Bruce McCall's faux nostalgia
  • And it was a true gyro--one of the few in the world. —  069 - The Green Death
  • When the gyro was freed, it dropped straight down for several hundred feet before the big fans opened and the motor cut in. —  069 - The Green Death
  • The great blades of the gyro were grinding at top speed. —  069 - The Green Death
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  1. From Modern Greek guros, a turning, from Greek gūros, circle (from the turning of the meat on a spit ).
 

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