#pendulum an apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity
supertype: apparatus.equipment__apparatu__setup equipment designed to serve a specific function
part: bob.weight
subtype: Foucault_pendulum pendulum with a long wire; can swing in any direction; the change in the swing plane demonstrates the earth's rotation
subtype: metronome clicking pendulum indicates the exact tempo of a piece of music
subtype: physical_pendulum__compound_pendulum pendulum consisting of an actual object allowed to rotate freely around a horizontal axis
subtype: ballistic_pendulum__ballisticpendulum a physical pendulum consisting of a large mass suspended from a rod; its displacement is used to measure the velocity of a projectile
subtype: clock_pendulum__clockpendulum a physical pendulum used to regulate a clockwork mechanism
subtype: simple_pendulum a hypothetical pendulum suspended by a weightless frictionless thread of constant length
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