pendula
English
Etymology
From pendulum, by analogy with Latin second declension nouns, such as bacterium/bacteria, though (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin pendulum is the neuter singular form of the adjective pendulus, whose neuter plural is pendula.
Noun
pendula
Usage notes
The form pendulums is significantly more common than pendula; however, pendula is occasionally used in physics, particularly in the phrase "coupled pendula."
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Adjective
pendula
Latin
Adjective
(deprecated template usage) pendula
- nominative feminine singular of pendulus
- nominative neuter plural of pendulus
- accusative neuter plural of pendulus
- vocative neuter plural of pendulus
Adjective
(deprecated template usage) pendula