Antonyms for pendulum


Grammar : Noun
Spell : pen-juh-luh m, pen-duh-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɛn dʒə ləm, ˈpɛn də-


Definition of pendulum

Origin :
  • 1660, from Modern Latin pendulum (1643), noun use of neuter of Latin adjective pendulus "hanging down," from pendere "to hang" (see pendant). The Modern Latin word is perhaps a Latinization of Italian pendolo.
  • As in weight : noun something used to measure heaviness
  • As in timepiece : noun device that tells time
  • As in clock : noun timekeeping device
Example sentences :
  • But we cannot set up a pendulum to swing at the pole of the earth.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884 » by Various
  • It had no effect upon the cries; no pendulum could be more regular.
  • Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
  • Swinging went the pendulum in the window, and the wind roared in the chimney.
  • Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
  • I need hardly say that I never set the pendulum swinging again.
  • Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
  • Let them be what they might, the pendulum should wag, and have a fair chance of doing its best.
  • Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
  • I kept the pendulum in the closet I have mentioned, and never spoke to any one of it.
  • Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
  • He laughed so heartily that I told him the whole story of the pendulum.
  • Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
  • The pendulum clock appears to have been an invention of the Middle Ages.
  • Extract from : « The Age of Invention » by Holland Thompson
  • Then the pendulum swung to the other side, from rest to motion, from Xenophanes to Heracleitus.
  • Extract from : « Sophist » by Plato
  • The pendulum of that thing used to work fine, but the hands wouldn't move.
  • Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Synonyms for pendulum

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