pendulum watch
noun
(formerly) a watch having a balance wheel, especially a balance wheel bearing a fake pendulum bob oscillating behind a window in the dial.
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Nearby words
- pendule,
- pendulous,
- pendulously,
- pendulum,
- pendulum effect,
- pene-,
- penecontemporaneous,
- peneios,
- penelope,
- peneplain
Origin of pendulum watch
First recorded in 1655–65
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019