- gun pendulum
- баллистический маятник
English-Russian arms dictionary. 2013.
English-Russian arms dictionary. 2013.
gun pendulum — noun 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 • Hypernyms: ↑ballistic pendulum * * * noun : an apparatus used to determine… … Useful english dictionary
Gun chronograph — A gun chronograph is an instrument used to measure the velocity of a projectile fired by a gun.HistoryAround 1800, the ballistic pendulum was used to measure the momentum of the projectile fired by a gun; dividing the momentum by the projectile… … Wikipedia
ballistic pendulum — 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 • Hypernyms: ↑physical pendulum, ↑compound pendulum • Hyponyms: ↑gun… … Useful english dictionary
pendulum gun — noun Etymology: so called from its motion when fired : a mechanism for obtaining certain ballistic data for given shotshell loadings that consists of a tube fitted with a breech and a firing mechanism and moving freely on its four supporting… … Useful english dictionary
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