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compound pendulum

/ˈkɒmpaʊnd ˈpendjʊləm/

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C1formalcommonscientific/ˈkɒmpaʊnd ˈpendjʊləm/

A rigid body that is free to swing about a horizontal axis under the influence of gravity, where the mass is distributed along its length rather than concentrated at a single point, as in a simple pendulum.

  • 🇷🇺Твердое тело, которое может свободно качаться вокруг горизонтальной оси под действием силы тяжести, при этом масса распределена по его длине, а не сосредоточена в одной точке, как в простом маятнике.
  1. Physical pendulum C1 formal

    A rigid body that is free to swing about a horizontal axis, used to study oscillatory motion and measure gravitational acceleration.

    • The compound pendulum's period depends on its moment of inertia.
    • In the lab, we used a compound pendulum to calculate g.
    • The oscillations of a compound pendulum are more complex than those of a simple pendulum.

    🇷🇺Физический маятник