: a freely swinging pendulum that consists of a heavy weight hung by a long wire and that swings in a constant direction which appears to change showing that the earth rotates
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Inside the building are an Egyptian sundial and a Foucault pendulum.
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Marla Jo Fisher, Orange County Register, 28 Nov. 2024
This is often called a Foucault pendulum (named after Leo Foucault).
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 26 Jan. 2024
The perpetually swinging Foucault pendulum in the lobby hangs still.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2021
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Marla Jo Fisher, Orange County Register, 28 Nov. 2024
This is often called a Foucault pendulum (named after Leo Foucault).
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 26 Jan. 2024
The perpetually swinging Foucault pendulum in the lobby hangs still.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2021
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“Foucault pendulum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Foucault%20pendulum. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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Foucault pendulum
noun
Fou·cault pendulum
ˌfü-ˌkō- 
: a device that consists of a heavy weight hung by a long wire and that swings in a constant direction which appears to change showing that the earth rotates
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