laser gyro

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laser gyro [′lā·zər ¦jī‚rō]

(engineering)

A gyro in which two laser beams travel in opposite directions over a ring-shaped path formed by three or more mirrors; rotation is thus measured without the use of a spinning mass. Also known as ring laser.

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