Definitions from Wiktionary (pendulum)
▸ noun: (clocks, mechanics) 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 such as clocks.
▸ noun: (by extension) The tendency of a situation to oscillate (between two extremes).
▸ noun: A lamp, etc. suspended from a ceiling.
▸ noun: A watch's guard-ring by which it is attached to a chain.
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▸ noun: (clocks, mechanics) 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 such as clocks.
▸ noun: (by extension) The tendency of a situation to oscillate (between two extremes).
▸ noun: A lamp, etc. suspended from a ceiling.
▸ noun: A watch's guard-ring by which it is attached to a chain.
Similar:
pendule,
pendant,
pendulette,
pallet,
noddy,
hammer,
pendicle,
pulsator,
pendulet,
timepiece,
more...
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simple,
inverted,
conical,
political,
ballistic,
equivalent,
double,
physical,
long,
horizontal,
torsional
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