gun pendulum

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1.gun pendulum - a ballistic pendulum consisting of a suspended gun; the velocity of a projectile in the bore of a gun can be measured by the recoil when the gun is dischargedballistic pendulum - 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

gun pendulum

[′gən ¦pen·jə·ləm] (engineering) A device used to determine the initial velocity of a projectile fired from a gun in which the gun is mounted as a pendulum and its excursion upon firing is measured.

gun pendulum

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noun a ballistic pendulum consisting of a suspended gun

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ballistic pendulum

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