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COMPOUND PENDULUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does compound pendulum mean? 

COMPOUND PENDULUM (noun)
  The noun COMPOUND PENDULUM has 1 sense:

1. pendulum consisting of an actual object allowed to rotate freely around a horizontal axisplay

  Familiarity information: COMPOUND PENDULUM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


COMPOUND PENDULUM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Pendulum consisting of an actual object allowed to rotate freely around a horizontal axis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

compound pendulum; physical pendulum

Hypernyms ("compound pendulum" is a kind of...):

pendulum (an apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "compound pendulum"):

ballistic pendulum (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 (a physical pendulum used to regulate a clockwork mechanism)


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