Look up: pendulum

1. Pendulum
   A divinatory device consisting of a string attached to a heavy object, such as a quartz crystal, root, or ring. The free end of the string is held in the hand, the elbows steadied against a flat surface, and a question is asked. The movement of the heavy object's swings determines the answer. It is a tool which contacts the psychic mind.
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2. Pendulum
   An object suspended by a thread. Movements of a pendulum are often used by dowsers to locate objects or answer questions.
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3. Pendulum
   An object suspended by a thread. Movements of a pendulum are often used by dowsers to locate objects or answer questions.
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4. pendulum
   [n] - an apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity
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5. pendulum
   A rod with a heavy metal weight, or bob, attached to the end, which swings under the influence of gravity and has a naturally isochronous motion or beat. In a clock, the pendulum is linked to an escapement mechanism, in order to regulate the action of the going train. The going train, in turn, gives an impulse to the pendulum on each swing, so main …
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6. Pendulum
   Pen'du·lum noun ; plural Pendulums . [ New Latin , from Latin pendulus hanging, swinging. See Pendulous .] A body so suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum. ...
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7. pendulum
   Origin: NL, fr. L. Pendulus hanging, swinging. See Pendulous. ... A body so suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum. It is used to regulate the movements of clockwork and other machinery. ... The time of oscillation of a pendulum is ...
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8. pendulum
   noun an apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity
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9. Pendulum
   • (n.) A body so suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum. It is used to regulate the movements of clockwork and other machinery.
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10. pendulum
    body suspended from a fixed point so that it can swing back and forth under the influence of gravity. Pendulums are used to regulate the movement of ... [10 related articles]
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11. pendulum
    pendulum, a mass, called a bob, suspended from a fixed point so that it can swing in an arc determined by its momentum and the force of gravity. The length of a pendulum is the distance from the point of suspension to the center of gravity of the bob (see center of mass). Chance observation of a swi...
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12. pendulum
    Weight (called a `bob`) swinging at the end of a rod or cord. The regularity of a pendulum's swing was used in making the first really accurate clocks in the 17th century. Pendulums can be used for measuring the acceleration due to gravity (an important constant in physics). Specialized pendulums are used to measure velocities (ballis...
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13. pendulum
    In a clock, the pendulum is linked to an escapement mechanism to regulate the action of the going train. The going train, in turn, gives an impulse to the pendulum on each swing, so maintaining its movement.
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14. Pendulum
    <table align="right"> <tr><td align="right" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> </tr> </table> A `pendulum` is a weight suspended from a accessdate = -->--> When a pendulum is displacement (vector)|displaced from ...
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15. Pendulum
    (disambiguation) A `pendulum` is a body suspended from a fixed support so that it swings freely back and forth under the influence of gravity. `Pendulum` may also refer to: In `music`: In `other uses`: See also:
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16. Pendulum
    (Broadcast album) `Pendulum` is an EP by British electronica band Broadcast, released in 2003. It preceded the release of the full-length album Haha Sound; the title track "Pendulum" is the only song from the EP to also feature on that album, though several other track...
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17. Pendulum
    (band) `Pendulum` is an Australian-British Contactmusic.com. Retrieved on 10 February 2011.--> drum and bass and electronic rock band founded in 2002 in Perth by Rob Swire, Gareth McGrillen, and Paul Harding. Swire and McGrillen were members of the rock band known as Xygen. After heari...
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18. Pendulum
    (mathematics) The mathematics of pendulums are in general quite complicated. Simplifying assumptions can be made, which in the case of a simple `pendulum` allows the equations of motion to be solved analytically for small-angle oscillations. Simple gravity pendulum : A simple pendulum is an i...
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19. Pendulum
    (EP) | Last EP = This EP = Pendulum <br /> (2006) | Next EP = All The Amendments <br /> (2007) | --> `Pendulum` is the debut EP from Brisbane musician Tara Simmons. It features the single "Everybody Loves You" which received airplay on Triple J and a nomination in the Q Song A...
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20. Pendulum
    (ambient band) `Pendulum` was an ambient house band active from 1994 - 1997. The group formed in Melbourne, Australia in 1994. This is not the same Pendulum as the drum and bass group that released Hold Your Colour, In Silico and Immersion. Pendulum was a partnership betw...
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21. Pendulum
    (torture device) The `pendulum` was an instrument of torture and execution used by the isbn=978-0312352226-->--> This method of torture was used in the 1842 short story "The Pit and the Pendulum" by American author Edgar Allan Poe. It was also used in the film Saw V. Operation of th...
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