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1. (n.) pendulum
a body so suspended from a fixed point as to move to and fro by the action of gravity and acquired momentum.
2. pendulum
a swinging lever, weighted at the lower end, for regulating the speed of a clock mechanism.
Etymology: (1650–60; < NL, n. use of neut. of L penduluspendulous)
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1. (noun) pendulum
an apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity
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1. (noun) pendulum
a body so suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum. It is used to regulate the movements of clockwork and other machinery
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Sense: a swinging weight, eg that which operates the mechanism of a clock
The little girl watched the pendulum swing back and forwards; (
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 Afrikaans: pendulum |
 Arabic: بَنْدول، رَقّاص الساعَه |
 Bulgarian: махало |
 Brazilian: pêndulo |
 Czech: kyvadlo(vý) |
 German: das Pendel, Pendel... |
 Danish: pendul; pendul- |
 Greek: εκκρεμές |
 Spanish: péndulo |
 Estonian: pendel |
 Farsi: پاندول |
 Finnish: heiluri |
 French: (à/de) balancier |
 Hebrew: מְטוּטֶלֶת |
 Hindi: लोलक |
 Croatian: njihalo |
 Hungarian: inga |
 Indonesian: bandul jam |
 Icelandic: pendúll |
 Italian: pendolo; a pendolo |
 Japanese: 振り子 |
 Korean: 추, 진자(振子) |
 Lithuanian: švytuoklė; su švytuokle |
 Latvian: svārsts; svārsta- |
 Malay: batu ladung |
 Dutch: slinger |
 Norwegian: pendel |
 Polish: wahadło |
 Persian: پاندول |
 Pashto: ځوړند (جسم)،اونګ، دساعت ل |
 Portuguese: pêndulo |
 Romanian: pendulă |
 Russian: маятник |
 Slovak: kyvadlo; kyvadlový |
 Slovenian: nihalo; z nihalom |
 Serbian: klatno |
 Swedish: pendel |
 Thai: ลูกตุ้ม |
 Turkish: sarkaç |
 Taiwanese: 擺錘，鐘擺 |
 Ukrainian: маятник |
 Urdu: لٹکن |
 Vietnamese: quả lắc |
 Chinese: 摆锤，钟摆 |
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