PENDULUM


Meaning of PENDULUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ləm ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, neuter of pendulus

Date: 1660

1. : a body suspended from a fixed point so as to swing freely to and fro under the action of gravity and commonly used to regulate movements (as of clockwork)

2. : something (as a state of affairs) that alternates between opposites

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.