pendular
pendular adjective: characteristic of the motion of a pendulum.
Adjective
pendular (comparative more pendular, superlative most pendular)
- Characteristic of the motion of a pendulum.
- Arabic meter—so Arabic tradition claims—sprang from the rhythm of bodily motions, such as the pendular beating of the blacksmith and the trot of the horse and the camel.1929, Abraham Zevi Idelsohn, Jewish Music: Its Historical Development, page 113
- 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.1998, Kamila Shamsie, In the City by the Sea, Bloomsbury (2004), page 103
- pendulous.
pendular meaning in Tamil
pendular in Tamil
- தொங்கலாட்ட பண்பு
Forms of pendular
| comparative | more pendular |
|---|---|
| superlative | most pendular |
Questions about pendular
- What does pendular mean?
- Pendular means characteristic of the motion of a pendulum.
- What is pendular in Tamil?
- Pendular in Tamil is தொங்கலாட்ட பண்பு. See Pendular meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is pendular?
- Pendular is an adjective.
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