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  • 61Revolving pendulum — Pendulum Pen du*lum, n.; pl. {Pendulums}. [NL., fr. L. pendulus hanging, swinging. See {Pendulous}.] A body so suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum. It is used to regulate the… …

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  • 62Simple pendulum — Pendulum Pen du*lum, n.; pl. {Pendulums}. [NL., fr. L. pendulus hanging, swinging. See {Pendulous}.] A body so suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum. It is used to regulate the… …

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  • 63Theoretical pendulum — Pendulum Pen du*lum, n.; pl. {Pendulums}. [NL., fr. L. pendulus hanging, swinging. See {Pendulous}.] A body so suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum. It is used to regulate the… …

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  • 64pendulous — adjective Etymology: Latin pendulus, from pendēre to hang Date: circa 1605 1. archaic poised without visible support 2. a. suspended so as to swing freely < branches hung with pendulous vines > b. inclined or hanging downward < pendulous jowls > …

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  • 65pendulum — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, neuter of pendulus Date: 1660 1. a body suspended from a fixed point so as to swing freely to and fro under the action of gravity and commonly used to regulate movements (as of clockwork) 2. something (as a&#8230; …

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  • 66Семейство луносемянниковые (Meniapormaceae) —         В состав знаменитого смертоносного яда для стрел кураре, приготавливаемого южноамериканскими индейцами, входит как основной компонент экстракт из коры хондродендрона войлочного (Chondrodendron tomentosum) и других видов этого рода, лиан&#8230; …

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  • 67Pendulum — This article is about pendulums. For other uses, see Pendulum (disambiguation). Simple gravity pendulum model assumes no friction or air resistance …

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  • 68Amorphophallus — Taxobox name = Amorphophallus image width = 250px image caption = Titan arum ( Amorphophallus titanum ) is the Amorphophallus with the largest flower regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Alismatales familia =&#8230; …

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  • 69Filipendula ulmaria — Meadowsweet redirects here. For other uses, see Meadowsweet (disambiguation). Meadowsweet Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae …

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  • 70List of Aster synonyms — The genus Aster (sunflower family Asteraceae) is now generally restricted to the Old World species. The other species have now been reclassified as Almutaster, Canadanthus, Doellingeria, Eucephalus, Eurybia, Ionactis, Oligoneuron, Oreostemma,&#8230; …

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