Usually means: Mounted to allow free rotation.
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General (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. gimballed: Merriam-Webster
  2. gimballed: Wiktionary
  3. gimballed: Dictionary.com
  4. gimballed: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. gimballed: Encyclopedia

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. SeaTalk Dictionary of English Nautical Language (No longer online)

(Note: See gimbal as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (gimbal)

noun:  A device for suspending something, such as a ship's compass, so that it will remain level when its support is tipped.
verb:  (transitive) To suspend using a gimbal or gimbals.
verb:  (transitive, aerospace) To move a reaction engine about on a gimbal so as to obtain pitching and yawing correction moments.
verb:  (intransitive) To swivel, move on an axis.
▸ Also see gimbal


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