a weight connected by a rod with a fixed point; and revolving in a horizontal circle about the vertical from that point.
See also: Conic, Pendulum
conical pendulum
conical pendulum
[′kän·ə·kəl ′pen·jə·ləm] (mechanics) A weight suspended from a cord or light rod and made to rotate in a horizontal circle about a vertical axis with a constant angular velocity.