HyperDic: foucault_pendulum

English > 1 sense of the expression Foucault pendulum:
NOUNartifactFoucault pendulumpendulum with a long wire
English > Foucault pendulum: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaningpendulum with a long wire; can swing in any direction; the change in the swing plane demonstrates the earth's rotation.
BroaderpendulumAn apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity
Spanishpéndulo de Foucault
Catalanpèndol de Foucault, Pèndol de Foucault

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