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COMPOUND PENDULUM [2 records]

Record 1 2010-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Satellite Telecommunications
DEF

A rigid body mounted on a fixed horizontal axis about which it is free to rotate under the influence of gravity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de mesure
  • Télécommunications par satellite
DEF

Corps solide pouvant osciller autour d'un axe fixe, généralement horizontal, sous l'action de son seul poids.

Spanish

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Record 2 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Machinery
  • Gravity (Physics)
DEF

Any rigid body suspended from a fixed horizontal axis about which the body may oscillate in a vertical plane due to the action of gravity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines
  • Pesanteur (Physique)
DEF

Corps rigide mobile autour d'un axe.

CONT

Abandonné à partir d'une position qui n'est pas celle d'équilibre, le pendule pesant oscille de part et d'autre de celle-ci.

Spanish

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