(mechanics) A device consisting of a small, massive body suspended by an inextensible object of negligible mass from a fixed horizontal axis about which the body and suspension are free to rotate.
simple pendulum
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(′sim·pəl ′pen·jə·ləm)
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a hypothetical pendulum suspended by a weightless frictionless thread of constant length
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