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1Pendulum — This article is about pendulums. For other uses, see Pendulum (disambiguation). Simple gravity pendulum model assumes no friction or air resistance …
2Vibrating — Vibrate Vi brate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vibrate}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vibrating}.] [L. vibratus, p. p. of vibrare, v. t. & v. i., to snake, brandish, vibrate; akin to Skr. vip to tremble, Icel. veifa to wave, vibrate. See {Waive} and cf. {Whip}, v. t …
3Foucault pendulum — The Foucault pendulum (pronEng|fuːˈkoʊ foo KOH ), or Foucault s pendulum, named after the French physicist Léon Foucault, was conceived as an experiment to demonstrate the rotation of the Earth.The experimentThe experimental apparatus consists of …
4vibrate — vibratingly, adv. /vuy brayt/, v., vibrated, vibrating. v.i. 1. to move rhythmically and steadily to and fro, as a pendulum; oscillate. 2. to move to and fro or up and down quickly and repeatedly; quiver; tremble. 3. (of sounds) to produce or… …
5Edward Sabine — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Edward Sabine Nacimiento 14 de octubre de 1788 Dublín (Irlanda) …
6Vibrate — Vi brate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vibrate}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vibrating}.] [L. vibratus, p. p. of vibrare, v. t. & v. i., to snake, brandish, vibrate; akin to Skr. vip to tremble, Icel. veifa to wave, vibrate. See {Waive} and cf. {Whip}, v. t.] 1. To …
7Vibrate — Vi brate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vibrate}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vibrating}.] [L. vibratus, p. p. of vibrare, v. t. & v. i., to snake, brandish, vibrate; akin to Skr. vip to tremble, Icel. veifa to wave, vibrate. See {Waive} and cf. {Whip}, v. t.] 1. To …
8vibrate — verb (vibrated; vibrating) Etymology: Latin vibratus, past participle of vibrare to brandish, wave, rock more at wipe Date: 1616 transitive verb 1. to swing or move to and fro 2. to emit with or as if with a vibratory motion 3. to mark or measure …
9gravitation — gravitational, adj. gravitationally, adv. /grav i tay sheuhn/, n. 1. Physics. a. the force of attraction between any two masses. Cf. law of gravitation. b. an act or process caused by this force. 2. a sinking or falling …
10vi|brate — «VY brayt», verb, brat|ed, brat|ing. –v.i. 1. a) to move rapidly to and fro: »A snake s tongue vibrates when he sticks it out. A piano string vibrates and makes a sound when a key is struck. SYNONYM(S): quiver, shake, tremble, throb …
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