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pendulum vs physical pendulum

physical pendulum vs pendulum

pendulum and physical pendulum both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pendulum Yes No No No
physical pendulum Yes No No No
As nouns, physical pendulum is a hyponym of pendulum; that is, physical 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
  • physical pendulum: pendulum consisting of an actual object allowed to rotate freely around a horizontal axis
Other hyponyms of pendulum include Foucault pendulum, metronome, compound pendulum, simple pendulum.
pendulum (noun) physical 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 physical pendulum

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