Antonyms for pendulum

Grammar : Noun

Spell : pen-juh-luh m, pen-duh-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɛn dʒə ləm, ˈpɛn də-

Definition of pendulum

Origin : 1660, from Modern Latin pendulum (1643), noun use of neuter of Latin adjective pendulus "hanging down," from pendere "to hang" (see pendant). The Modern Latin word is perhaps a Latinization of Italian pendolo.

As in weight : noun something used to measure heaviness
As in timepiece : noun device that tells time
As in clock : noun timekeeping device

Example sentences :

But we cannot set up a pendulum to swing at the pole of the earth.
Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884 » by Various

It had no effect upon the cries; no pendulum could be more regular.
Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens

Swinging went the pendulum in the window, and the wind roared in the chimney.
Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald

I need hardly say that I never set the pendulum swinging again.
Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald

Let them be what they might, the pendulum should wag, and have a fair chance of doing its best.
Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald

I kept the pendulum in the closet I have mentioned, and never spoke to any one of it.
Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald

He laughed so heartily that I told him the whole story of the pendulum.
Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald

The pendulum clock appears to have been an invention of the Middle Ages.
Extract from : « The Age of Invention » by Holland Thompson

Then the pendulum swung to the other side, from rest to motion, from Xenophanes to Heracleitus.
Extract from : « Sophist » by Plato

The pendulum of that thing used to work fine, but the hands wouldn't move.
Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Synonyms for pendulum

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