v.
Pronunciation: ' gim-b ə l, ' jim-
Function: noun
Etymology: alteration of obsolete gemel double ring, from Middle English, from Anglo-French gemel, jomel, from Latin gemellus, diminutive of geminus
Date: circa 1780
: a device that permits a body to incline freely in any direction or suspends it so that it will remain level when its support is tipped ― usually used in plural ― called also gimbal ring