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pendule

pendule noun: a pendulum.

Noun

pendule (plural pendules)

  1. (obsolete) A pendulum.
    • draw the meridian from my pendule1683 August 10 (Gregorian calendar), John Evelyn, “[Diary entry for August 1 1683]”, in William Bray, editor, Memoirs, Illustrative of the Life and Writings of John Evelyn, […], 2nd edition, volume...

Forms of pendule

pluralpendules

Origin of pendule

Borrowed from French pendule.

Questions about pendule

What does pendule mean?
Pendule means a pendulum.
What part of speech is pendule?
Pendule is a noun.
What is the plural of pendule?
The plural of pendule is pendules.

Words near pendule in the dictionary

  1. pendulated
  2. pendulates
  3. pendulating
  4. pendulation
  5. pendulations
  6. pendule
  7. pendulent
  8. pendules
  9. pendulet
  10. pendulets
  11. pendulette

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