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Definition of Foucault pendulum
1. Noun. Pendulum with a long wire; can swing in any direction; the change in the swing plane demonstrates the earth's rotation.
Definition of Foucault pendulum
1. Noun. Foucault's pendulum ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Foucault Pendulum
Literary usage of Foucault pendulum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1917)
"4, about a meter long, weighted above with 1.5 or 2 kilograms to secure as long
period as that of the foucault pendulum (4 seconds). ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1922)
"First and foremost, of course, is the foucault pendulum, which in this case is
1440 cm. long and occupies a special well. It is started every morning at 8 ..."
3. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1905)
"Beetz attempts to explain the rise in pitch by the supposition that the fork here
becomes a special case of the foucault pendulum. ..."
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