"Wilberforce pendulum" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Wilberforce pendulums [plural]
Etymology: Invented by British physicist Lionel Robert Wilberforce around 1896. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Wilberforce pendulum (plural Wilberforce pendulums)
  1. A pendulum consisting of a mass suspended by a long helical spring and free to turn on its vertical axis, twisting the spring; used as a demonstration in physics education.
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