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pendulum vs compound pendulum

compound pendulum vs pendulum

pendulum and compound pendulum both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pendulum Yes No No No
compound pendulum Yes No No No
As nouns, compound pendulum is a hyponym of pendulum; that is, compound pendulum is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pendulum:
  • pendulum: an apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity
  • compound pendulum: pendulum consisting of an actual object allowed to rotate freely around a horizontal axis
Other hyponyms of pendulum include Foucault pendulum, metronome, physical pendulum, simple pendulum.
pendulum (noun) compound pendulum (noun)
an apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity pendulum consisting of an actual object allowed to rotate freely around a horizontal axis
Difference between pendulum and compound pendulum

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