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pendulum [ˈpendjʊləm] N

pendulum

钟摆 zhōngbǎi

pendulum

摆锤 bǎichuí

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The very first tiltmeter was a long-length stationary pendulum. en.wikipedia.org

Through its interaction with the field, the pendulum extracts the amount of energy needed to compensate its frictional losses for a given period. en.wikipedia.org

The problem with the verge was that it required the pendulum to swing in a wide arc of 80 to 100. en.wikipedia.org

The resulting pendulum would have a length of 20.54 cm. en.wikipedia.org

Climbing a rope ladder requires more skill than climbing a rigid ladder, because the ladder tends to swing like a pendulum. en.wikipedia.org

Pendulum bobs in quality clocks are usually made as heavy as the clock's movement can drive. en.wikipedia.org

The basic damped horizontal pendulum seismometer swings like the gate of a fence. en.wikipedia.org

This would then swing the bucket like a pendulum. en.wikipedia.org

Moving the bob up reduces the length of the pendulum, reducing the pendulum's period so the clock gains time. en.wikipedia.org

His steps had the regularity of a pendulum... the traveller seemed to be in a trance. en.wikipedia.org

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