PENDULOUS


Meaning of PENDULOUS in English

/ ˈpendjələs; NAmE -dʒələs/ adjective

( formal ) hanging down loosely and swinging from side to side

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: from Latin pendulus hanging down (from pendere hang) + -ous .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.