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pendulum
[ pen-juh-luhm, pen-duh- ]
noun
- a body so suspended from a fixed point as to move to and fro by the action of gravity and acquired momentum.
- Horology. a swinging lever, weighted at the lower end, for regulating the speed of a clock mechanism.
- something that tends to move from one position, condition, etc., to the opposite extreme and then back again:
In a democratic society, the pendulum of political thought swings left and right.
pendulum
/ ˈɛԻʊə /
noun
- a body mounted so that it can swing freely under the influence of gravity. It is either a bob hung on a light thread ( simple pendulum ) or a more complex structure ( compound pendulum )
- such a device used to regulate a clockwork mechanism
- something that changes its position, attitude, etc fairly regularly
the pendulum of public opinion
pendulum
- A mass hung from a fixed support so that it is able to swing freely under the influence of gravity. Since the motion of pendulums is regular and periodic, they are often used to regulate the action of various devices, especially clocks.
Other Word Forms
- d·ܳ· adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of pendulum1
Example Sentences
I hoped that during the next decade, the pendulum would swing back from 9/11 overreach and regain some semblance of equipoise.
Lets take a look at what could happen when the pendulum takes another huge swing to close out the long weekend...
The second Trump presidency, in this view, will be an especially ugly form of normal politics, and then the pendulum will swing back in customary fashion.
we are seeing in this country with reactionary politics is just the pendulum of history swinging backward in a bad way.
Bobby Jones, the epitome of class, came along next, and the pendulum soon swung to the U.S. side of the Atlantic.
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