"compound pendulum" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: compound pendulums [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} compound pendulum (plural compound pendulums)
  1. (physics) Any swinging rigid body free to rotate about a fixed horizontal axis, distinguished from the ideal simple pendulum. Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-compound_pendulum-en-noun-y~mnmJXB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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