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pendulum [ˈpendʒələm, Brit -djə-] N

pendulum

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

To avoid the need for a very large case, most clocks using the verge escapement had a short pendulum. en.wikipedia.org

Accuracy is achieved by a pendulum weighing 32kglb 0. en.wikipedia.org

Builders report that construction of ceiling-high pendulums is possible. en.wikipedia.org

In a compound pendulum, the mass is distributed along its length. en.wikipedia.org

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

The term should not be confused with "astronomical regulator", a high precision but otherwise ordinary pendulum clock used in observatories. en.wikipedia.org

But the frequency of the pendulum changes when the string is shorter, so the quantum states change energy. en.wikipedia.org

The resulting pendulum would have a length of 20.54 cm. 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

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