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Definitions for Pendulum
[1] a body so suspended from a fixed point as to move to and fro by the action of gravity and acquired momentum.
[2] Horology . a swinging lever, weighted at the lower end, for regulating the speed of a clock mechanism.
[3] something that tends to move from one position, condition, etc., to the opposite extreme and then back again: In a democratic society, the pendulum of political thought swings left and right.
[4] a body mounted so that it can swing freely under the influence of gravity. It is either a bob hung on a light thread (simple pendulum ) or a more complex structure (compound pendulum )
[5] such a device used to regulate a clockwork mechanism
[6] something that changes its position, attitude, etc fairly regularly the pendulum of public opinion
Words related to Pendulum
pressure, alarm, timer, counterpoise, stone, plumb, mass, counterbalance, rock, bob, anchor, ballast, sandbag, sinker, poundage, counterweight, dial, clock, watch, chronometer
Words nearby Pendulum
pendu, pendular, pendular nystagmus, pendule, pendulous, pendulum, pendulum effect, pendulum watch, pene-, penecontemporaneous, peneios
Origin of Pendulum
1650–60; < New Latin, noun use of neuter of Latin pendulus pendulous
Other words from Pendulum
pen·du·lum·like , adjective
Word origin for Pendulum
C17: from Latin pendulus pendulous
Synonyms for Pendulum
pressure, anchor, ballast, bob, counterbalance, counterpoise, counterweight, mass, plumb, poundage, rock, sandbag, sinker, stone, plumb bob