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has gloss | eng: A conical pendulum is a weight (or bob) fixed on the end of a string (or rod) suspended from a pivot. Its construction is similar to an ordinary pendulum; however, instead of rocking back and forth, the bob of a conical pendulum moves at a constant speed in a circle with the string (or rod) tracing out a cone. The conical pendulum was first studied by the English scientist Robert Hooke around 1660 as a model for the orbital motion of planets. In 1673 Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens calculated its period, using his new concept of centrifugal force. Later it was used as the timekeeping element in a few mechanical clocks and other clockwork timing devices. |
lexicalization | eng: conical pendulum |
instance of | (noun) an apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity pendulum |
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has gloss | fra: Un pendule conique est un pendule simple dont on attache l'extrémité du fil à un axe de rotation vertical (tige rigide entraînée par un moteur). |
lexicalization | fra: pendule conique |
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has gloss | spa: El péndulo del cono está constituido por un cuerpo pesado de pequeñas dimensiones (puntual, idealmente) suspendido de un punto fijo mediante un hilo inextensible y de masa despreciable. Su construcción es la misma que la de un péndulo simple, pero, a diferencia de éste, el péndulo cónico no oscila, sino que la masa pendular describe una trayectoria circular en un plano horizontal con aceleración constante. Su nombre proviene del hecho de que el hilo traza una superficie cónica. |
lexicalization | spa: Pendulo conico |
lexicalization | spa: péndulo cónico |
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media:img | Cliffecastlemus 006.jpg |
media:img | Conical pendulum.svg |
media:img | Pendule conique1.gif |
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