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Definitions for pendulous
ˈpɛn dʒə ləs, ˈpɛn dyə-, -də-pen·du·lous
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Princeton's WordNet
cernuous, drooping, nodding, pendulous, weepingadjective
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
"nodding daffodils"; "the pendulous branches of a weeping willow"; "lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers"
Wiktionary
pendulousadjective
hanging as if from a support
pendulousadjective
indecisive or hesitant
pendulousadjective
having branches etc. that bend downwards; drooping or weeping
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
PENDULOUSadjective
Hanging; not supported below.
Etymology: pendulus, Lat.
All the plagues, that in the pendulous air
Hang fated o’er men’s faults, light on thy daughters. William Shakespeare.Bellerophon’s horse, fram’d of iron, and placed between two loadstones with wings expanded, hung pendulous in the air. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.
The grinders are furnished with three roots, and in the upper jaw often four, because these are pendulous. John Ray.
Webster Dictionary
Pendulousadjective
depending; pendent loosely; hanging; swinging
Pendulousadjective
wavering; unstable; doubtful
Pendulousadjective
inclined or hanging downwards, as a flower on a recurved stalk, or an ovule which hangs from the upper part of the ovary
Etymology: [L. pendulus, fr. pendere to hang. Cf. Pendant, and cf. Pendulum.]
Entomology
Pendulous
drooping: hanging free, attached to one end only.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pendulous in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pendulous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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