compound pendulum

American  

noun

Physics.

1. physical pendulum.

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Etymology

Origin of compound pendulum

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

The theorem is that a given compound pendulum possesses conjugate points on opposite sides of the center of gravity; about these points, the periods of oscillation are the same.

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Problems relating to the direction and amount of velocity producing fracture or fissures.Problems relating to the single or multiplied oscillations of bodies, considered as compound pendulums.Problems referable to the theory of projectiles.

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With all these modifications, however, the foundations of the present designs of compound pendulum apparatus were created in the 19th century.

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A compound pendulum may be constituted to oscillate about one axis only, in which case it is nonreversible and applicable only for relative measurements.

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He then constructed a similar compound pendulum with only one knife edge, and swung it to determine relative values of gravity at a number of stations in the British Isles.

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