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ballistic pendulum

noun

, Physics.
  1. a device consisting of a large mass hung from a horizontal bar by two rods, used to measure the velocity of an object, as a bullet, by retaining the object upon impact, its velocity being a function of the displacement of the mass.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ballistic pendulum1

First recorded in 1770–80
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Example Sentences

This cannon (Fig. 2) is similar to that used in the ballistic pendulum.

This cannon is a duplicate of the one used for the ballistic pendulum, details of which have already been given.

One was the determination of the288 velocity of a bullet fired from a rifle into a Robins ballistic pendulum.

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