Pendulum

Noun
(See usage notes.)


 * 1) 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.

Adjectives for Pendulum
ponderous; large; rhythmic.

Verbs for Pendulum
adjust—; hook—; —controls; —dances; — maintains; —oscillates; —pulsates; —regulates; —rocks; —suspends; —swaggers

Thesaurus
Indian file, array, articulation, bank, buzz, catena, catenation, chain, chain reaction, chaining, concatenation, connection, consecution, continuum, course, cycle, descent, drone, endless belt, endless round, file, filiation, gamut, gradation, hum, line, lineage, metronome, monotone, nexus, oscillator, periodicity, plenum, powder train, progression, queue, range, rank, recurrence, reticulation, rocker, rocking chair, rocking stone, rotation, round, routine, row, run, scale, seesaw, sequence, series, shuttle, shuttlecock, single file, spectrum, string, succession, swath, swing, teeter, teeter-totter, teeterboard, teetery-bender, thread, tier, train, vibrator, windrow

Etymology
Neuter of pendulus, "hanging".

Translations

 * Armenian: ճոճանակ (č̣oč̣anak)
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 * Icelandic: pendúll, dingull , hengill , kólfur
 * Japanese:
 * Norwegian: pendel
 * Polish:


 * Portuguese: pêndulo
 * Russian:
 * Serbian:
 * Cyrillic: клатно
 * Roman: klatno
 * Slovak:
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 * Turkish:, ,
 * Volapük: pendül

Related terms

 * Foucault’s pendulum
 * pendant

Adjective
pendulum