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pendulum

/ˈpɛn.dʒə.ləm/

pendulumsubstantiv

pendulums

Pl.

/ˈpɛn.dʒə.ləm/

Übersetzungen

маятник

The pendulum swung back and forth.

Маятник качался взад и вперед.

Definitionen

A weight hung from a fixed point so that it can swing freely backward and forward, especially a rod with a weight at the end that regulates the mechanism of a clock.

The pendulum in the grandfather clock swung back and forth, marking the passage of time.

A metaphor for something that alternates between two extremes or opposites.

The political pendulum has swung from conservative to liberal policies over the decades.

Synonyme

pendulumadjektiv

more pendulum

Komp.

most pendulum

Super.

/ˈpen.dʒʊ.ləm/

/ˈpɛn.dʒə.ləm/

Used attributively in compounds such as "pendulum clock" or "pendulum motion"

Definitionen

Relating to or characteristic of a pendulum, especially functioning by means of a swinging weight.

The watch features a pendulum movement for increased accuracy.

Synonyme