English
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Etymology
Neuter of L. pendulus, "hanging".
Noun
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- A body suspended from a fixed support so that it swings freely back and forth under the influence of gravity, commonly used to regulate various devices such as clocks.
Translations
Czech: kyvadlo n
Finnish: t-|fi|heiluri
German: t-|de|Pendel|n
Greek: t-|el|εκκÏ�εμÎÏ�|n|sc=Grek
Icelandic: pendúll m, dingull m, hengill m, kólfur m
Russian: ма��ник (mayatnik) m
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Serbian:
Slovak kyvadlo n
Related terms
Foucault�s pendulum
pendant
See also
simple harmonic motion
Latin
Adjective
pendulum
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- inflection of|pendulus#Latin|pendulus|voc|n|s
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