GIMMAL


Meaning of GIMMAL in English

/gim"euhl, jim"euhl/ , n.

any of various joints for transmitting motion between rotating parts, as in a timepiece.

[ 1520-30; alter. of gemel (orig. in pl.) twin, ME gemelles ( gemeles ) gemellus (sing.), dim. of geminus twin ]

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