Associations to the word «Pendulum»

Wiktionary

PENDULUM, noun. A body suspended from a fixed support so that it swings freely back and forth under the influence of gravity, commonly used to regulate various devices such as clocks.
PENDULUM ARBITRATION, noun. A type of interest arbitration in which the arbitrator chooses one of the parties' proposals on each (or perhaps all) disputed issues.
PENDULUM CLOCK, noun. Any clock that uses a pendulum to regulate its movement

Dictionary definition

PENDULUM, noun. An apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras