conical pendulum

American  

noun

Horology.

1. a clock pendulum oscillating in a circle rather than in a straight line.

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Example Sentences

A metal cylinder covered with a sheet of Dent. paper is rotated by clockwork controlled by a conical pendulum, or by a centrifugal clock governor such as is used for driving a telescope.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various

The conical pendulum used to govern the rotation of the cylinder was the invention of Sir G.B.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various

If the governor be of the ball type, or of the conical pendulum type operated by centrifugal force, it is well to lubricate each joint without excess of oil.

From Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants A Practice Treatise Setting Forth the Principles of Gas-Engines and Producer Design, the Selection and Installation of an Engine, Conditions of Perfect Operation, Producer-Gas Engines and Their Possibilities, the Care of Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants, with a Chapter on Volatile Hydrocarbon and Oil Engines by Mathot, R. E.

Q.--Is not the conical pendulum or governor of a steam engine driven by the engine?

From A Catechism of the Steam Engine by Bourne, John, C.E.

Q.--Are the motions of the conical pendulum or governor reducible to the same laws which apply to the common pendulum?

From A Catechism of the Steam Engine by Bourne, John, C.E.