pendulum

1. 1.

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

   Broaderapparatus

   NarrowerFoucault pendulummetronomephysical pendulumsimple pendulum

   Partsbob

Other forms of pendulum

plural

pendulums·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about pendulum

What does pendulum mean?

pendulum means "an apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity".

How many syllables are in pendulum?

pendulum has 3 syllables: pen-du-lum. The stress falls on "pen". In IPA it is /ˈpɛndʒələm/.

Is pendulum a common word?

pendulum is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.