"shake table" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shake tables [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} shake table (plural shake tables)
  1. An experimental platform that simulates earthquake motion to verify seismic performance of building structures. Categories (topical): Earthquake engineering Synonyms: earthquake shaking table Hypernyms: table

Inflected forms

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