Dictionary

pendulum en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpɛnd(j)ələm/ (General-American)
• /ˈpɪ̟nd(j)ələm/ (pin-pen-merger)
• (US) audio
• /ˈpɪ̟nd͡ʒələm/ (pin-pen-merger)
• /ˈpɛnd͡ʒʊləm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈpɛndjʊləm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈpɛnd͡ʒələm/ (General-American)

Etymology

Borrowed from the neuter of Latin pendulus (“hanging”).

Meanings

1. (qualifier:clocks) 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.
2. (broadly, qualifier:clocks) 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. ▸ The tendency of a situation to oscillate (between two extremes).
   • The pendulum can be seen to be swinging in favour of rail, as with each issue of RAIL comes news of further intermodal service expansion. 2021 October 20, Industry Insider, “The wheels turn slowly”, in RAIL, number 942, page 68:
3. A lamp, etc. suspended from a ceiling.
4. A watch's guard-ring by which it is attached to a chain.

Forms

Deriveds

simple pendulum · invariable pendulum · play pendulum · pendulumlike · pendulum clock · compensation pendulum · Kater's pendulum · pendulum wire · Foucault's pendulum · compound pendulum · ballistic pendulum · pendulum arbitration · archipendulum · torsion pendulum · Wilberforce pendulum · Schuler pendulum · pendulum reading · pendulum saw · double pendulum · Foucault pendulum

Relateds

pendant · simple harmonic motion

Translations (83)

bg маха́ло (body suspended from a fixed support) · el εκκρεμές (body suspended from a fixed support) · io pendulo (body suspended from a fixed support) · ota رقاص (body suspended from a fixed support) · mn ᠳᠡᠭᠦᠵᠢᠩ (body suspended from a fixed support) · tr pandül (body suspended from a fixed support) · uz mayatnik (body suspended from a fixed support) · be ма́ятнік (body suspended from a fixed support) · ms bandul (body suspended from a fixed support) · tk maýatnik (body suspended from a fixed support) · id bandul (body suspended from a fixed support) · fa پاندول (body suspended from a fixed support) · fa رقاصک (body suspended from a fixed support) · ca pèndol (body suspended from a fixed support) · ar بَنْدُول (body suspended from a fixed support) · nl slinger (body suspended from a fixed support) · cmn 鐘擺 /钟摆 (body suspended from a fixed support) · eo pendolo (body suspended from a fixed support) · th ลูกตุ้ม (body suspended from a fixed support) · vo pendül (body suspended from a fixed support) · gd siogalam-siùbhlach (body suspended from a fixed support) · lo ໝາກກະໂຕ້ນ (body suspended from a fixed support) · hu inga (body suspended from a fixed support) · az kəfgir (body suspended from a fixed support) · is pendúll (body suspended from a fixed support) · ru ма́ятник (body suspended from a fixed support) · ug ماياتنىك (body suspended from a fixed support) · ka ქანქარა (body suspended from a fixed support) · hi दोलक (body suspended from a fixed support) · lv svārsts (body suspended from a fixed support) · la pendulum (body suspended from a fixed support) · mk нишало (body suspended from a fixed support) · de Pendel (body suspended from a fixed support) · mn дүүжин (body suspended from a fixed support) · hy ճոճանակ (body suspended from a fixed support) · tr sarkaç (body suspended from a fixed support) · is hengill (body suspended from a fixed support) · fa آونگ (body suspended from a fixed support) · ro pendul (body suspended from a fixed support) · sh klátno (body suspended from a fixed support) · cs kyvadlo (body suspended from a fixed support) · is dingull (body suspended from a fixed support) · he מְטוּטֶלֶת (body suspended from a fixed support) · mi tārere (body suspended from a fixed support) · lt svyruoklė (body suspended from a fixed support) · pl wahadło (body suspended from a fixed support) · pt pêndulo (body suspended from a fixed support) · lt švytuoklė (body suspended from a fixed support) · ar نُوَاس (body suspended from a fixed support) · sk kyvadlo (body suspended from a fixed support) · sl nihalo (body suspended from a fixed support) · hi लंगर (body suspended from a fixed support) · my ချိန်သီး (body suspended from a fixed support) · ky маятник (body suspended from a fixed support) · eu pendulu (body suspended from a fixed support) · gl péndulo (body suspended from a fixed support) · et pendel (body suspended from a fixed support) · ko 진자 (body suspended from a fixed support) · vi con lắc (body suspended from a fixed support) · sq lavjerrës (body suspended from a fixed support) · ja 振り子 (body suspended from a fixed support) · km បណ្ដូន (body suspended from a fixed support) · fi heiluri (body suspended from a fixed support) · tg раққосак (body suspended from a fixed support) · is kólfur (body suspended from a fixed support) · kk маятник (body suspended from a fixed support) · uk ма́ятник (body suspended from a fixed support) · tr rakkas (body suspended from a fixed support) · sv pendel (body suspended from a fixed support) · fr pendule (body suspended from a fixed support) · sh кла́тно (body suspended from a fixed support) · uk вага́дло (body suspended from a fixed support) · cmn 擺鐘 /摆钟 (body suspended from a fixed support) · cmn 擺 /摆 (body suspended from a fixed support) · hi लोलक (body suspended from a fixed support) · ar رَقَّاص (body suspended from a fixed support) · it pendolo (body suspended from a fixed support) · vi quả lắc (body suspended from a fixed support) · tg ованг (body suspended from a fixed support) · km ប៉ោល (body suspended from a fixed support) · es péndulo (body suspended from a fixed support) · nb pendel (body suspended from a fixed support) · da pendul (body suspended from a fixed support)