pendulums

Meanings

• noun

  A weight suspended from a pivot so as to swing back and forth.

  - "The grandfather clock's pendulum swung back and forth, keeping time."
  - "The pendulum of the Foucault pendulum continues to swing, demonstrating the Earth's rotation."

• noun

  A simple physical system consisting of a mass suspended from a pivot that swings back and forth under the influence of gravity.

  - "The motion of a pendulum can be described by simple harmonic motion."
  - "The length of a pendulum's swing can be affected by gravity and the amplitude of the swing."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with pendulums
pendulum , helmum , helm , helmless , helmstone , helmwork

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Variants

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pendulum , pendulums , Foucault pendulum , Foucault pendulums

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Etymology

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From the Latin pendulus, meaning 'hanging', derived from pendere, 'to hang'.

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Trivia

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1. The shortest pendulum that still swings is about 34 cm long and was discovered in a vacuum.

2. The longest pendulum ever built was over 1 kilometer long and was located in Kew Gardens, England.

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Related Concepts

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1. Simple harmonic motion: The motion of a pendulum can be described by simple harmonic motion, which is a type of periodic motion where the restoring force is directly proportional to the displacement.

2. Foucault pendulum: A Foucault pendulum is a large pendulum that demonstrates the Earth's rotation by causing a slow precession of its plane of swing.

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Culture

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Pendulums have been used for centuries as a timekeeping device, with the first pendulum clocks being invented in the 17th century. They have also been used in various scientific experiments, such as the Foucault pendulum, which demonstrates the Earth's rotation. In literature and art, pendulums have been used as symbols of time, change, and balance.

How to Memorize "pendulums"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a weight hanging from a pivot, swinging back and forth.
   - Visualize the motion of the pendulum, back and forth, back and forth.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'pendulum' with the image of a swinging weight.
   - Remember that pendulums are used for timekeeping and scientific experiments.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Pendulum Pauses Precisely', to remember that pendulums pause at the same point in their swing.
   - Create a mental image of a grandfather clock with a swinging pendulum to help remember the word.

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