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Foucault pendulum

DEFINITIONS OF: Foucault pendulum

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n pendulum with a long wire; can swing in any direction; the change in the swing plane demonstrates the earth's rotation

Type of:
pendulum
an apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity
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