Foucault's pendulum en · NOUN
Etymology
From the name of the French physicist Jean Bernard Léon Foucault.
Meanings
- A pendulum on a long wire, free to move in any direction; the plane of its motion appears to turn (clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere) as the world turns beneath it.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foucault's pendulums | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Words from Foucault's Pendulum
Translations (13)
fr pendule de Foucault (pendulum free to move in any direction) · ru ма́ятник Фуко́ (pendulum free to move in any direction) · et Foucault' pendel (pendulum free to move in any direction) · it pendolo di Foucault (pendulum free to move in any direction) · ka ფუკოს ქანქარა (pendulum free to move in any direction) · hu Foucault-inga (pendulum free to move in any direction) · pl Wahadło Foucaulta (pendulum free to move in any direction) · cs Foucaultovo kyvadlo (pendulum free to move in any direction) · fi Foucaultin heiluri (pendulum free to move in any direction) · ja フーコーの振り子 (pendulum free to move in any direction) · de Foucaultsches Pendel (pendulum free to move in any direction) · cmn 傅科擺 /傅科摆 (pendulum free to move in any direction) · uk ма́ятник Фуко́ (pendulum free to move in any direction)