pendulum1 (n) an apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity
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ballistic pendulum (n) a physical pendulum consisting of a large mass suspended from a rod; when it is struck by a projectile its displacement is used to measure the projectile's velocity
clock pendulum (n) a physical pendulum used to regulate a clockwork mechanism
compound pendulum (n) pendulum consisting of an actual object allowed to rotate freely around a horizontal axis
Foucault pendulum (n) pendulum with a long wire; can swing in any direction; the change in the swing plane demonstrates the earth's rotation
gun pendulum (n) a ballistic pendulum consisting of a suspended gun; the velocity of a projectile in the bore of a gun can be measured by the recoil when the gun is discharged
Ophioglossum pendulum (n) epiphytic fern with straplike usually twisted fronds of tropical Asia and Polynesia and America
pendulum clock (n) a clock regulated by a pendulum
pendulum watch (n) (18th century) a watch with a balance wheel having a fake pendulum attached to it
physical pendulum (n) pendulum consisting of an actual object allowed to rotate freely around a horizontal axis
simple pendulum (n) a hypothetical pendulum suspended by a weightless frictionless thread of constant length
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