gridiron pendulum

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noun

a clock pendulum having, as part of its shaft, an arrangement of brass and steel rods having different coefficients of expansion, such that the pendulum has the same length at any temperature.

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Origin of gridiron pendulum

First recorded in 1745–55

Words nearby gridiron pendulum

griddle, griddlebread, griddlecake, gride, gridiron, gridiron pendulum, gridiron-tailed lizard, grid leak, gridlock, grid networking, grid reference

How to use gridiron pendulum in a sentence

This opponent is like no other Rodgers has to face on the gridiron.
Aaron Rodgers Takes Aim at Congo’s ‘Blood Minerals’ War|John Prendergast|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But gerrymandering has cold cocked the pendulum weight, stopped it dead.
Up to a Point: In Defense of Lobbyists|P. J. O’Rourke|October 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Back then, every single newspaper, website, and news show (even the fake news shows) was awash in gridiron scandal.
How the Media Failed to Nail the NFL|Steve Almond|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The pendulum swing between moods and tone, however, became a staple of the shoot.
How Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig Pulled Off Their Most Dramatic Roles Yet|Kevin Fallon|September 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I think the pendulum has swung back on that because of books like The Blood Telegram.
The Real Legacy of Richard Nixon|Scott Porch|August 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
By what word is the relation between “pendulum” and “a smile and tear” described?
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
The sword clattered from his hand and rolled, with a pendulum-like movement, to the feet of Garnache.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
So saying he proceeded to place the red herrings on a gridiron, as if he were the recognised cook of the establishment.
Hunted and Harried|R.M. Ballantyne
The bourgeois of Nantes turned around sharply and saw the heaped-up combustibles under the gridiron beginning to take fire.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman|Eugne Sue
The corpse of Bezenecq the Rich was chained to the gridiron above the dying embers of the coal fire.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman|Eugne Sue