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).
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