pendular

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English

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Adjective

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pendular (comparative more pendular, superlative most pendular)

  1. Characteristic of the motion of a pendulum.
    • 1998, Kamila Shamsie, In the City by the Sea, Bloomsbury (2004), page 103:
      The ice rose off the counter, attached to the salted string. Hasan’s eyes opened wide. Aba flicked a finger against the ice. String and ice started swaying back and forth. ‘For Salman, time is pendular,’ Aba repeated, pointing to the ice.
  2. pendulous.

Anagrams

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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pendular m or f (plural pendulares)

  1. pendular, oscillating

Romanian

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Etymology

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From pendul +‎ -ar.

Adjective

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pendular m or n (feminine singular pendulară, masculine plural pendulari, feminine and neuter plural pendulare)

  1. pendular

Declension

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From péndulo +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /penduˈlaɾ/ [pẽn̪.d̪uˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: pen‧du‧lar

Adjective

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pendular m or f (masculine and feminine plural pendulares)

  1. fickle
  2. commuter (that commutes)

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