ballistic pendulum


nounPhysics.
  1. a device consisting of a large mass hung from a horizontal bar by two rods, used to measure the velocity of an object, as a bullet, by retaining the object upon impact, its velocity being a function of the displacement of the mass.

Origin of ballistic pendulum

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First recorded in 1770–80

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