PENDULUM


Meaning of PENDULUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpendjuləm ]

n. a weight suspended so as to swing freely, esp. a rod with a weighted end regulating the movement of a clock's works. øswing of the pendulum the tendency of public opinion to oscillate between extremes, esp. between political parties. [L neut. adj. (as PENDULOUS)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.