Definition:Compound Pendulum
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Definition
A compound pendulum is a rigid body $B$ which swings about a horizontal axis that passes through $B$, but not through its center of mass.
Also see
- Results about compound pendulums can be found here.
Linguistic Note
The word pendulum is a neo-Latin word, deriving from the Latin pendulus, meaning hanging.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): compound pendulum
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): compound pendulum