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• Pendular

  [pen-juh-ler, pen-duh-] /ˈpɛn dʒə lər, ˈpɛn də-/ adjective 1. of or relating to a . 2. of or resembling the motion of a : a pendular vibration. adj. 1734, from French pendulaire, from pendule, from pendre (see pendant).

• Pendular nystagmus

  pendular nystagmus pen·du·lar nystagmus (pěn’jə-lər, pěn’dyə-, -də-) n. A nystagmus that in most positions of gaze has oscillations of equal speed and amplitude, usually arising from a visual disturbance.

• Pendulous

  [pen-juh-luh s, pen-duh-] /ˈpɛn dʒə ləs, ˈpɛn də-/ adjective 1. hanging down loosely: pendulous blossoms. 2. swinging freely; oscillating. 3. vacillating or undecided; wavering. /ˈpɛndjʊləs/ adjective 1. hanging downwards, esp so as to swing from side to side adj. c.1600, from Latin pendulus “hanging down,” figuratively “doubtful, uncertain, hesitating,” from pendere “to hang” (see pendant). […]

• Pendule

  /ˈpɒŋdjʊl; ˈpɛn-/ noun 1. (mountaineering) a manoeuvre by which a climber on a rope from above swings in a pendulum-like series of movements to reach another line of ascent Also called pendulum

• Pendulum

  [pen-juh-luh m, pen-duh-] /ˈpɛn dʒə ləm, ˈpɛn də-/ noun 1. a body so suspended from a fixed point as to move to and fro by the action of gravity and acquired momentum. 2. Horology. a swinging lever, weighted at the lower end, for regulating the speed of a clock mechanism. 3. something that tends to […]

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