That's what made me think of it. In some earlier message someone
mentioned "Gyre" (probably a diminutive of gyrate) as a possibility.
That led me to
"Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe"
"Gimble" may, or may not, be a real word spelled that way, but Gimbal
is and seemed like it might have potential.
Jonathan
On 1/25/2016 2:32 PM, Andrea Nettleton wrote:
I love this! And it has a playful kind of sound, despite its technical origin.
:-) reminds me of jabberwocky somehow...
Andrea
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On Jan 25, 2016, at 11:26 AM, Jonathan Sivier via Callers
<callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
I've been thinking about this as well. I'd like to propose "Gimbal" as a substitute
for gypsy. You could even spell it "Gymbal" if you liked. ;-) This also has the same
number of syllables and starts with the same letter as a bonus. A gimbal is a pivoted support that
allows the rotation of an object about a single axis, so it also makes some sense with respect to
the movement being named. It is sometimes used as a verb, as in the movement of rocket motors used
for guidance, as well as being a noun.
Jonathan
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