foucault pendulum
Noun
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Pendulum with a long wire;
Can swing in any direction;
The change in the swing plane demonstrates the earth's rotation (synset 103391390)is a type of: pendulum - an apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity
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