physical pendulum

English Thesaurus

1. pendulum consisting of an actual object allowed to rotate freely around a horizontal axis (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	pendulum,
definition	:	an apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	ballistic pendulum,
definition	:	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)

hyponym	:	clock pendulum,
definition	:	a physical pendulum used to regulate a clockwork mechanism (noun.artifact)