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whirling table

whirling table noun: an apparatus fitted with one or more revolving disks, with weights, pulleys, etc., for illustrating physical laws and phenomena, such as centrifugal force.

whirling table: an apparatus fitted with one or more revolving disks, with weights, pulleys, etc., for illustrating...
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Noun

whirling table (plural whirling tables)

  1. (dated, historical) An apparatus fitted with one or more revolving disks, with weights, pulleys, etc., for illustrating physical laws and phenomena, such as centrifugal force.
    • In this centrifugal balance, as in all apparatus of its type, the precise speed at which the whirling table is propelled is unimportant for the reasons already given. It is, however, necessary that the velocity should be steady, i.e., the whirling table should not be undergoing acceleration when...1906, Frederick William Lanchester, Aerodynamics, Chapter 10
  2. (dated, historical) A potter's wheel.

whirling table meaning in Tamil

whirling table in Tamil

சுழலுமேடை

Forms of whirling table

pluralwhirling tables

Questions about whirling table

What does whirling table mean?
Whirling table means an apparatus fitted with one or more revolving disks, with weights, pulleys, etc., for illustrating physical laws and phenomena, such as centrifugal force.
What is whirling table in Tamil?
Whirling table in Tamil is சுழலுமேடை. See Whirling table meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is whirling table?
Whirling table is a noun.
What is the plural of whirling table?
The plural of whirling table is whirling tables.

Words near whirling table in the dictionary

  1. whirling
  2. Whirling Dervish
  3. Whirling Dervishes
  4. whirling disease
  5. whirling pits
  6. whirling table
  7. whirling tables
  8. whirlingly
  9. whirlingness
  10. whirlings
  11. whirlmixer

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