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Ballistic pendulum has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

a physical pendulum consisting of a large mass suspended from a rod; when it is struck by a projectile its displacement is used to measure the projectile's velocity

2

An obsolete device for measuring a bullet's momentum, from which it is possible to calculate the velocity and kinetic energy.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
physical pendulum
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
gun pendulum
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