gim·mal (g m  l, jm-)n. 1. A ring made of two or more interlocked rings. 2. Any of various linkages allowing one part to rotate within another rotating part, used especially in clockworks. [Alteration of obsolete gemel, from Middle English, sing. of gemelles, twins, from Old French, pl. of jumel, twin, from Latin gemellus, diminutive of geminus, twin.] |
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