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Definition of pendulous - 4 dictionary results

pen⋅du⋅lous

  [pen-juh-luhs, pen-duh-]
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–adjective
1. hanging down loosely: pendulous blossoms.
2. swinging freely; oscillating.
3. vacillating or undecided; wavering.
Origin:
1595–1605; < L pendulus hanging, swinging. See pend, -ulous

Related forms:
pen⋅du⋅lous⋅ly, adverb
pen⋅du⋅lous⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. dangling, drooping, pendent, sagging.
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pen·du·lous   (pěn'jə-ləs, pěn'dyə-, -də-)   
adj.  

  1. Hanging loosely; suspended so as to swing or sway.

  2. Wavering; undecided.


[From Latin pendulus, from pendēre, to hang; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.]
pen'du·lous·ly adv., pen'du·lous·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

pendulous 
c.1605, from L. pendulus "hanging down," from pendere "to hang" (see pendant).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: pen·du·lous
Pronunciation: -l&s
Function: adjective
: inclined or hanging downward
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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