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pendulum watch
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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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Origin of pendulum watch
First recorded in 1655–65
Words nearby pendulum watch
pendular, pendule, pendulous, pendulum, pendulum effect, pendulum watch, pene-, penecontemporaneous, pene-exclave, Peneios, Penelope
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