ballistic pendulum
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1. a physical pendulum consisting of a large mass suspended from a rod; when it is struck by a projectile its displacement is used to measure the projectile's velocity (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | compound pendulum, physical pendulum, |
definition | : | pendulum consisting of an actual object allowed to rotate freely around a horizontal axis (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | gun pendulum, |
definition | : | a ballistic pendulum consisting of a suspended gun; the velocity of a projectile in the bore of a gun can be measured by the recoil when the gun is discharged (noun.artifact) |
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