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pendulum

pen·du·lum

UK/ˈpɛnd͡ʒʊləm/ US/ˈpɛndjʊləm/ uncommon

noun

1.

an apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity

Origin

Borrowed from the neuter of Latin pendulus (“hanging”).

Phrases

  • ballistic pendulum
  • compensation pendulum
  • compound pendulum
  • double pendulum
  • Foucault pendulum
  • Foucault's pendulum
  • invariable pendulum
  • Kater's pendulum

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