bǎi

technical
name

Meaning of 傅科摆

傅科摆 means Foucault pendulum; an apparatus that demonstrates the Earth's rotation. Pronounced fù kē bǎi.

  • Foucault pendulum; an apparatus that demonstrates the Earth's rotation

Definitions & Examples

Cān
guān
xué
guǎn
shí
 
hái
zi
men
dōu
duì
bǎi
de
yuán
gǎn
dào
hào
 

When visiting the science museum, the children were all curious about the principle of the Foucault pendulum.

xiān
xián
xuán
guà
zhe
zhù
míng
de
bǎi
 

A famous Foucault pendulum hangs in the Panthéon in Paris.

Tōng
guò
guān
chá
bǎi
fāng
xiàng
de
biàn
huà
 
zhèng
míng
qiú
què
shí
zài
zhuǎn
 

By observing the change in direction of the Foucault pendulum, one can prove that the Earth is indeed rotating.

bǎi
de
bǎi
dòng
píng
miàn
zài
běi
bàn
qiú
chéng
shùn
shí
zhēn
xuán
zhuǎn
 

The plane of swing of a Foucault pendulum rotates clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere.

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