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Definition of Ballistic pendulum
1. Noun. 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.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ballistic Pendulum
Literary usage of Ballistic pendulum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Elementary Part of A Treatise on the Dynamics of a System of Rigid by Edward John Routh (1905)
"The ballistic pendulum. It is a matter of considerable importance in the Theory
of Gunnery to determine the velocity of a bullet as it issues from the mouth ..."
2. An Elementary Treatise on Analytic Mechanics by Edward Albert Bowser (1884)
"The ballistic pendulum.—An interesting application of the principles of the
compound pendulum is the old way of determining the velocity of a bullet or ..."
3. An Introduction to Natural Philosophy: Designed as a Text-book, for the Use by Denison Olmsted (1858)
"The researches of Mr. Robins were made chiefly by the aid of an instrument of
his own invention, called the ballistic pendulum. It consists of little more ..."
4. A Course of Mathematics: For the Use of Academies as Well as Private Tuition by Charles Hutton, Robert Adrain (1831)
"To explain the construction of the Ballistic- Pendulum, and show its use in ...
The ballistic pendulum is a heavy block of wood UN, suspended vertically by ..."
5. A Manual of Applied Mechanics by William John Macquorn Rankine (1877)
"The ballistic pendulum is used to measure the momentum of projectiles, and the
impulse of the explosion of gunpowder. To measure the momentum of a ..."
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