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Schuler pendulum

Schuler pendulum noun: any pendulum having a period equal to that of a hypothetical pendulum whose length is equal to the Earth's radius (84.4 minutes); its arm will remain locally vertical when the pivot is moved and is therefore the basis of navigational instruments.

Noun

Schuler pendulum (plural Schuler pendulums)

  1. Any pendulum having a period equal to that of a hypothetical pendulum whose length is equal to the Earth's radius (84.4 minutes); its arm will remain locally vertical when the pivot is moved and is therefore the basis of navigational instruments

Forms of Schuler pendulum

pluralSchuler pendulums

Origin of Schuler pendulum

From Max Schuler, German physicist.

Questions about Schuler pendulum

What does Schuler pendulum mean?
Schuler pendulum means any pendulum having a period equal to that of a hypothetical pendulum whose length is equal to the Earth's radius (84.4 minutes); its arm will remain locally vertical when the pivot is moved and is therefore the basis of navigational instruments.
What part of speech is Schuler pendulum?
Schuler pendulum is a noun.
What is the plural of Schuler pendulum?
The plural of Schuler pendulum is Schuler pendulums.

Words near Schuler pendulum in the dictionary

  1. Schuldt
  2. Schuldts
  3. schule
  4. schulenbergite
  5. Schuler
  6. Schuler pendulum
  7. Schuler pendulums
  8. Schulers
  9. schules
  10. Schulke
  11. Schulkes

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