compound pendulum
ˈkɒmpaʊnd ˈpɛndʒələm
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Definition of compound pendulum - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
physicsTECH.rigid body swinging around a fixed horizontal axisTECH.
  • The compound pendulum experiment demonstrated rotational motion principles.
2.
objectTECH.actual object rotating freely around a horizontal axisTECH.
  • Engineers studied the compound pendulum to improve machinery design.
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Images of compound pendulum

  • compound pendulum: actual object rotating freely around a horizontal axis
    actual object rotating freely around a horizontal axis

Expressions with compound

compound buttern.
butter mixed with other ingredients for flavor
She topped the steak with compound butter.
school compoundn.
area containing school buildings
The students gathered in the school compound for the assembly.
complex compoundn.
compound with multiple intricate components
The architect designed a complex compound of buildings.
compound exercisen.
exercise targeting multiple muscle groups
Squats are a great compound exercise for the legs and core.
spackling compoundn.
paste used to fill holes or cracks in walls
He applied spackling compound to the cracks in the wall.
compound wordn.
word formed by combining two or more words
Notebook is an example of a compound word..

Expressions with pendulum

swing of the pendulumn.
shift in public opinion or mood
The swing of the pendulum affected the election results.
pendulum clockn.
clock using a pendulum to keep time
The antique shop had a beautiful pendulum clock.
play pendulumv.
move back and forth like a pendulum
The clock will play pendulum all day.
simple pendulumn.
weight on weightless string for study
The simple pendulum is used in physics experiments.
Foucault pendulumn.
pendulum demonstrating Earth's rotation by changing swing plane
The Foucault pendulum in the museum shows Earth's rotation.
Foucault's pendulumn.
pendulum demonstrating the Earth's rotation
Foucault's pendulum swings in a plane that rotates over the day..
ballistic pendulumn.
device measuring projectile velocity using momentum transfer
The ballistic pendulum accurately determined the bullet's speed..
pendulum watchn.
watch with a balance wheel and fake pendulum
The museum displayed an 18th-century pendulum watch.

Terms related to compound pendulum

💡 Terms in the same lexical field: analogies, antonyms, common collocates, words with same roots, hypernyms…
balancedynamicsmechanicsmotionoscillationphysicspivotswingaxisgravitymomentrotation

Examples of compound pendulum in a sentence

  • The compound pendulum's motion was affected by air resistance.
  • The clock uses a compound pendulum for accuracy.
  • A compound pendulum was part of the experiment.

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  1. French:pendule composé, pendule physique, ...
  2. German:Körperpendel, physikalisches Pendel, ...
  3. Italian:pendolo composto, ...
  4. Spanish:péndulo compuesto, péndulo real, ...
  5. Portuguese:pêndulo composto, pêndulo físico, ...
  6. Chinese:复摆, ...
  7. Japanese:複振り子, 複合振り子, ...
  8. Arabic:رَقَّاص مُرَكَّب, ...
  9. Hebrew:מְטוּטֶלֶת מוּרְכֶּבֶת, מְטוּטֶלֶת מְרוּכֶּבֶת, ...
  10. Russian:составной маятник, сложный маятник, ...
  11. Ukrainian:складний маятник, обертовий маятник, ...
  12. Hindi:यौगिक पेंडुलम, संयोजित पेंडुलम, ...
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