pendulum

pen·du·lum  (pnj-lm, pndy-, pnd-)

n.

1. A body suspended from a fixed support so that it swings freely back and forth under the influence of gravity, commonly used to regulate various devices, especially clocks. Also called simple pendulum.

2. Something that swings back and forth from one course, opinion, or condition to another: the pendulum of public opinion.

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[New Latin, probably from Italian pendolo, pendulous, pendulum, from Latin pendulus, hanging; see pendulous.]

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pendulum [ˈpɛndjʊləm]

n

1. (Physics / General Physics) 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)

2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Horology) such a device used to regulate a clockwork mechanism

3. something that changes its position, attitude, etc. fairly regularly the pendulum of public opinion

[from Latin pendulus pendulous]

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pendulum  (pnj-lm)

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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

pendulum - an apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity apparatus, setup - equipment designed to serve a specific function bob - a hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string Foucault pendulum - pendulum with a long wire; can swing in any direction; the change in the swing plane demonstrates the earth's rotation metronome - clicking pendulum indicates the exact tempo of a piece of music compound pendulum, physical pendulum - pendulum consisting of an actual object allowed to rotate freely around a horizontal axis simple pendulum - a hypothetical pendulum suspended by a weightless frictionless thread of constant length

Translations

pendulum [ˈpendjʊləm] N → péndulo m

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pendulum [ˈpɛndjʊləm] n [clock] → balancier m

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pendulum

n → Pendel nt; the pendulum has swung back in the opposite direction (lit, fig) → das Pendel ist in die entgegengesetzte Richtung ausgeschlagen; the pendulum has swung back in favour (Brit) or favor (US) of or toward(s) … (fig) → die Tendenz geht wieder in Richtung (+gen) → …; the swing of the pendulum (fig) → die Tendenzwende

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pendulum [ˈpɛndjʊləm] n → pendolo

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pendulum [ˈpɛndjʊləm] n → pendolo

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pendulum

n pendulum [ˈpendjuləm, (American ) -dʒu-]

a swinging weight, eg that which operates the mechanism of a clock The little girl watched the pendulum swing back and forwards; (also adjective ) a pendulum clock. pendulum بَنْدول، رَقّاص الساعَه махало kyvadlo(vý) pendul; pendul- das Pendel, Pendel... εκκρεμές péndulo pendel پاندول heiluri (à/de) balancier מְטוּטֶלֶת लोलक njihalo inga bandul jam pendúll pendolo; a pendolo 振り子 추, 진자(振子) švytuoklė; su švytuokle svārsts; svārsta- batu ladung slinger pendel wahadło pêndulo pendulă маятник kyvadlo; kyvadlový nihalo; z nihalom klatno pendel ลูกตุ้ม sarkaç 擺錘；鐘擺 маятник لٹکن quả lắc 摆锤；钟摆