Compound pendulum and Pendulum

Compound pendulum

Compound pendulum noun - Pendulum consisting of an actual object allowed to rotate freely around a horizontal axis.

Pendulum and compound pendulum are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pendulum" instead a noun phrase "Compound pendulum".

Pendulum

Pendulum noun - An apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity.
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Synonyms for Pendulum

Compound pendulum and pendulum are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Compound pendulum" with "Pendulum", this terms are similar.

Nearby Word: pendulous
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