torsion pendulum

noun

A rigid object hanging from a wire or a spring and which rotates alternately in a horizontal plane.

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Meanings

nountorsion pendulum (countable and uncountable, plural torsion pendulums)

plural torsion pendulums

  1. countableuncountablehobbiesA rigid object hanging from a wire or a spring and which rotates alternately in a horizontal plane.
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APA

torsion pendulum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torsion%20pendulum

MLA

“torsion pendulum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torsion%20pendulum. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “torsion pendulum,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torsion%20pendulum.

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