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compound pendulum

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Noun1.compound pendulum - pendulum consisting of an actual object allowed to rotate freely around a horizontal axis
ballistic pendulum - a physical pendulum consisting of a large mass suspended from a rod; when it is struck by a projectile its displacement is used to measure the projectile's velocity
clock pendulum - a physical pendulum used to regulate a clockwork mechanism
pendulum - an apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity

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Standard features of the impact tester include an aerodynamic compound pendulum, selectable energy units, selectable strength calculations, break type input options of complete, hinge, partial, non-break and necking, automatic or manual toss correction, auto calibration for bearing windage and friction, automatic or manual update of the specimen number, and a real time display of energy for verifying display accuracy against traceable measurements of pendulum height and weight.
Figure 2 presents a typical displacement history of a compound pendulum articulated by a damped spring.
 
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