Term: 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 discharged
Broader: ballistic 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 | Unrelated: baba: a small cake leavened with yeast
Broader: ballistic 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 | Unrelated: meaninglessness: the quality of having no value or significance
Broader: ballistic 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 | Unrelated: reproductive structure: the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction
Broader: ballistic 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 | Unrelated: northern red oak: large symmetrical deciduous tree with rounded crown widely distributed in eastern North America; has large leaves with triangular spiny tipped lobes and coarse-grained wood less durable than that of white oaks
Broader: ballistic 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 | Unrelated: windmill grass: perennial Australian grass having numerous long spikes arranged like the vanes of a windmill
Broader: ballistic 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 | Unrelated: butterfat: the fatty substance of milk from which butter is made
Broader: ballistic 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 | Unrelated: plateletpheresis: platelets are separated from whole blood and the rest is returned to the donor
Broader: ballistic 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 | Unrelated: brown sauce: bouillon or beef stock thickened with butter and flour roux and variously seasoned with herbs or Worcestershire etc.
Broader: ballistic 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 | Unrelated: dovishness: any political orientation favoring compromise to avoid conflict
Broader: ballistic 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 | Unrelated: coerebidae: the honeycreepers