gimbal vs gadget

gimbal and gadget both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gimbal	Yes	No	No	No
gadget	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, gadget is a hypernym of gimbal; that is, gadget is a word with a broader meaning than gimbal:

gimbal: an appliance that allows an object (such as a ship's compass) to remain horizontal even as its support tips
gadget: a device or control that is very useful for a particular job

Other hypernyms of gimbal include appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gismo, gizmo, widget.

gimbal (noun)	gadget (noun)
an appliance that allows an object (such as a ship's compass) to remain horizontal even as its support tips	a device or control that is very useful for a particular job