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foucault pendulum

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun foucault pendulum has 1 sense
  1. Foucault pendulum - pendulum with a long wire; can swing in any direction; the change in the swing plane demonstrates the earth's rotation
    --1 is a kind of
    pendulum

Definitions from the Web

Foucault Pendulum

Definition:

A Foucault Pendulum is a scientific experiment consisting of a heavy weight suspended by a long wire that swings back and forth freely due to the Earth's rotation, demonstrating the Earth's rotation through the change in direction of the pendulum's swing.

Parts of Speech:

  • Noun

Senses:

  1. A scientific experiment

Usages:

  1. The Foucault Pendulum provides a visual proof of the Earth's rotation.

Sample Sentences:

  1. The museum had an impressive Foucault Pendulum exhibit.
  2. Galileo Galilei first conceived the idea of a Foucault Pendulum.
  3. We watched the mesmerizing motion of the Foucault Pendulum in the science lab.

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