[ 'dʒɪmb(ə)l , 'gɪm- ]
(also ~s )
■ noun a device for keeping an instrument such as a compass or chronometer horizontal in a moving vessel or aircraft.
Derivatives
~led adjective
Origin
C16: var. of earlier gimmal , itself a var. of ME gemel 'twin, hinge', from OFr. gemel 'twin'.