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WHIRLING-TABLE

\wˈɜːlɪŋtˈe͡ɪbə͡l], \wˈɜːlɪŋtˈe‍ɪbə‍l], \w_ˈɜː_l_ɪ_ŋ_t_ˈeɪ_b_əl]\

Definitions of WHIRLING-TABLE

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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(Mech.) An apparatus for exhibiting the properties of central forces ; consisting essentially of a flat wheel, by whose rotation a very rapid rotation is communicated to a second wheel, on which the phenomena in question are exhibited.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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