Pendulum
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| - | :''[[mason]]'' | + | # A [[body]] [[suspend]]ed from a [[fix]]ed [[support]] so that it [[swing]]s [[free]]ly [[back]] and [[forth]] under the [[influence]] of [[gravity]], commonly used to [[regulate]] various [[device]]s such as [[clock]]s. |
| - | ''[[The Satyr Mason]]''[http://jahsonic.tumblr.com/post/365575131/the-satyr-mason-the-cabinet-of-the-solar-plexus] ([[1578]]) is a design by [[Agostino Carracci]]. It depicts a satyr who is holding a [[pendulum]] above the [[belly]] of a nymph. | + | |
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- A body suspended from a fixed support so that it swings freely back and forth under the influence of gravity, commonly used to regulate various devices such as clocks.
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