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pendulum [Brit ˈpɛndjʊləm, Am ˈpɛndʒələm] N

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1. pendulum (in clock):

pendulum

pendulum

2. pendulum fig:

pendulum

the swings of the pendulum

les mouvements du pendule

3. pendulum PHYS:

pendulum

4. pendulum (in climbing):

pendulum

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to set sth in motion lit pendulum

mettre qc en marche

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pendule de Foucault PHYS

Foucault's pendulum

balancier (d'horloge, de métronome)

pendulum

mouvement de balancier lit, fig

swing of the pendulum

pendulum

pendulum

le mouvement d'un pendule

the movement ou swing of a pendulum

regardez le pendule et ne pensez plus à rien

look at the pendulum and empty your mind

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pendulum [ˈpendjələm, Am -dʒələm] N

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balancier d'une horloge

pendulum

pendulum

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Consider a long line of pendulums, all pointing straight down. en.wikipedia.org

The resulting pendulum would have a length of 20.54 cm. en.wikipedia.org

The very first tiltmeter was a long-length stationary pendulum. en.wikipedia.org

His steps had the regularity of a pendulum... the traveller seemed to be in a trance. en.wikipedia.org

The problem with the verge was that it required the pendulum to swing in a wide arc of 80 to 100. en.wikipedia.org

The advantage of this construction is that it positions the centre of mass close to the physical end of the pendulum, farthest from the pivot. en.wikipedia.org

In a compound pendulum, the mass is distributed along its length. en.wikipedia.org

To avoid the need for a very large case, most clocks using the verge escapement had a short pendulum. en.wikipedia.org

This caused the rate of the pendulum, and therefore the clock, to change suddenly with each jump. en.wikipedia.org

After this, the pendulum began to swing back to standards of achievement being used as a basis for making academic appointments, rather than political considerations. en.wikipedia.org

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