wilberforce pendulum

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Noun

1. A pendulum consisting of a [[mass]] suspended by a long [[helical]] [[spring]] and free to turn on its [[vertical]] [[axis]], twisting the spring; used as a demonstration in [[physics]] [[education]].

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