pendulum

Pronunciation: /ˈpɛnd͡ʒələm/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity

Etymology

Borrowed from the neuter of Latin pendulus (“hanging”).

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
apparatus
Narrower (hyponyms)
simple pendulum, physical pendulum, foucault pendulum, metronome

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