HyperDic: gun_pendulum

English > 1 sense of the expression gun pendulum:
NOUNartifactgun penduluma ballistic pendulum consisting of a suspended gun
English > gun pendulum: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA 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.
Broaderballistic pendulumA physical pendulum consisting of a large mass suspended from a rod

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