gyro
Pita lamb sandwich
A gyro is a Greek sandwich of sliced meat (usually lamb or beef) roasted on a vertical spit, served in pita bread with tomatoes, onions, and tzatziki sauce.
The name comes from the Greek word for "turn," referring to the rotating spit.
Pronounced with a soft g (YEE-roh), though "JY-roh" is common in American English.
Separately, gyro is short for gyroscope—a spinning device that maintains orientation—used in aviation, navigation, and smartphones.
Hollow Middle Eastern bread
- tzatzikiYogurt-cucumber sauce from Greece
- lambJuvenile sheep
- shawarmaCarved rotating-spit meat
- falafelFried spiced legume ball
kebab · tomato · onion · lettuce · cucumber · feta · hummus · rotisserie
Turning on an axis
- angular momentumRotational motion quantity
- precessionRotating axis gradually reorients
- torqueRotational force measurement
- axisRotation reference line
spinning · inertia · conservation · rotor · stability · rigidity · nutation
Device measuring motion forces
- MEMSMicroscale electromechanical devices
- sensorInput-detecting device
- inertialRelating to resistance to change
- orientationPosition relative to surroundings
tilt · pitch · yaw · roll · stabilization · navigation · smartphone · drone
Greek skewered meat dish
- HellenicOf Greek origin
- tavernaGreek neighborhood restaurant
- AthensGreece's capital city
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
ouzo · moussaka · baklava · spanakopita · dolma · olive oil · oregano · lemon
Automated vehicle guidance system
- attitude indicatorInstrument showing aircraft orientation
- artificial horizonFlight orientation display
- flight instrumentAircraft cockpit measurement device
- headingDirectional course traveled
bank angle · avionics · cockpit · navigation · stability · aircraft · flight control
pita
Hollow Middle Eastern bread
falafel · kebab · tomato · onion · lettuce · cucumber · feta · hummus · rotisserie · doner
rotation
Turning on an axis
- angular momentumRotational motion quantity
- precessionRotating axis gradually reorients
- torqueRotational force measurement
axis · spinning · inertia · conservation · rotor · stability · rigidity · nutation
accelerometer
Device measuring motion forces
- MEMSMicroscale electromechanical devices
- sensorInput-detecting device
- inertialRelating to resistance to change
orientation · tilt · pitch · yaw · roll · stabilization · navigation · smartphone · drone · gimbal
souvlaki
Greek skewered meat dish
Mediterranean · ouzo · moussaka · baklava · spanakopita · dolma · olive oil · oregano · lemon · Greek cuisine
autopilot
Automated vehicle guidance system
- attitude indicatorInstrument showing aircraft orientation
- artificial horizonFlight orientation display
- flight instrumentAircraft cockpit measurement device
heading · bank angle · avionics · cockpit · navigation · stability · aircraft · flight control
- meatbeef, pork, chicken, steak, bacon
- cooked dishesbacon, brisket, burger, casserole, fried chicken
- dishesmeatloaf, fried chicken, mac and cheese, macaroni and cheese, pot pie
- GreciaAcropolis, Parthenon, Zeus, Poseidon, Hades
- GreeceAcropolis, Parthenon, Athens, Greek, Hellenic
- ethnic foodssushi, tacos, pad thai, curry, hummus
gyrohaggis
Scottish offal pudding
sushi · fish and chips · poutine · pierogi · curry
gyroinstability
Tendency toward unpredictable change
disorientation · drift · wobble · tumbling · freefall
gyrolinear motion
Displacement along a line
stasis · stillness · stationary · rectilinear · translation
- gyro meatSliced rotisserie protein
- gyroscopic stabilityBalance from angular momentum
- lamb gyroShaved roast in pita
gyrate, gyration, gyros, gyroscope, gyroscopic, autogyro, gyroscopically