pendulum
noun
a body so suspended from a fixed point as to move to and fro by the action of gravity and acquired momentum.
pendulums
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pluralof pendulum.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Many physical systems behave like tiny oscillating objects, similar to springs or pendulums.
From Science Daily ● May 1, 2026
But pendulums swing and many workers are ready for a change.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 30, 2023
What he failed to mention is that the handshake would occur 60 feet off the ground as both actors hung on ropes like pendulums colliding.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2023
Devices for measuring earthquakes go back at least to the early part of the 18th century, when pendulums were used to display ground motions.
From New York Times ● Jul. 23, 2020
Its arms reached down to pick up the blue bottles by the strings, one per each, and then stretched back upright, and the bottles hung like colorful pendulums.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
