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PHYSICAL PENDULUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pendulum consisting of an actual object allowed to rotate freely around a horizontal axis
Synonyms:
compound pendulum; physical pendulum
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("physical 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 "physical 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)
