clock pendulum

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Noun1.clock pendulum - a physical pendulum used to regulate a clockwork mechanismclock pendulum - a physical pendulum used to regulate a clockwork mechanism
compound pendulum, physical pendulum - pendulum consisting of an actual object allowed to rotate freely around a horizontal axis
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