单词 | pendulum wire |
释义 | > as lemmaspendulum wire pendulum wire n. flat steel wire used for pendulum springs; (gen.) any wire forming part of a pendulum mechanism. ΚΠ 1740 Pennsylvania Packet 7 May 3/3 Imported.., verges, watch pendulum wire, steel balance [etc.]. a1877 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. II. 1663/2 Pendulum-wire, flattened wire, by which the bob of a clock is suspended. 1985 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 10 Oct. i. 1/1 A staffer heard the unmistakable ‘twang’ that told them someone had grabbed at the taut pendulum wire. 2002 Water Power & Dam Constr. (Nexis) 30 June 38 Pendulum wires are installed in these boreholes and tensioned by means of plumb lines. < as lemmas |
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