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pendulum
[ pen-juh-luhm, pen-duh- ]
noun
- a body so suspended from a fixed point as to move to and fro by the action of gravity and acquired momentum.
- Horology. a swinging lever, weighted at the lower end, for regulating the speed of a clock mechanism.
- 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.
pendulum
/ ˈpɛndjʊləm /
noun
- 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 )
- such a device used to regulate a clockwork mechanism
- something that changes its position, attitude, etc fairly regularly
the pendulum of public opinion
pendulum
/ pĕn′jə-ləm /
- A mass hung from a fixed support so that it is able to swing freely under the influence of gravity. Since the motion of pendulums is regular and periodic, they are often used to regulate the action of various devices, especially clocks.
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- pendu·lum·like adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Origin of pendulum1
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Example Sentences
But gerrymandering has cold cocked the pendulum weight, stopped it dead.
The pendulum swing between moods and tone, however, became a staple of the shoot.
I think the pendulum has swung back on that because of books like The Blood Telegram.
The pendulum has swung too far in the other direction from physician paternalism towards willful ignorance by patients.
Shaked spoke in these generalities initially—referring to two sets of people, two polar opposites on a pendulum.
By what word is the relation between “pendulum” and “a smile and tear” described?
The sword clattered from his hand and rolled, with a pendulum-like movement, to the feet of Garnache.
To swing a pendulum, picked out from a number of them at random, without touching it is a very puzzling trick.
Another pendulum may be pointed out and he will start that one apparently by looking at it, while the other one stops.
With a little practice anyone can become a skilled medium in pendulum swinging.
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