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noun
Any swinging rigid body free to rotate about a fixed horizontal axis, distinguished from the ideal simple pendulum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
pendulum consisting of an actual object allowed to rotate freely around a horizontal axis
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: physical pendulum
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pendulum
Narrower terms: ballistic pendulum, clock pendulum
History
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