pendulumlike
pendulumlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a pendulum; having a back-and-forth motion.
Adjective
pendulumlike (comparative more pendulumlike, superlative most pendulumlike)
- Resembling or characteristic of a pendulum; having a back-and-forth motion.
- While Mr. Konitz has some history with Mr. Reid and Mr. Wilson, he was forging a new alliance with Mr. Pérez, who opened the set with a scrap of suggestion. Mr. Reid responded with a pendulumlike line, and Mr. Wilson began tapping his toms and cymbals in a halting pattern.2008 April 3, Nate Chinen, “Composing on the Spot, With Help From a Master”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022
- Vertigo 360, a huge pendulumlike ride in which riders will be swung and rotated while sitting in a circular gondola, is expected to open sometime before Memorial Day 2026, boardwalk spokesperson Kris Reyes told SFGATE in an email.2025 May 3, Sam Mauhay-Moore, “California's oldest amusement park to get new daredevil ride”, in SFGATE, archived from the original on 07 May 2025
Forms of pendulumlike
| comparative | more pendulumlike |
|---|---|
| superlative | most pendulumlike |
Origin of pendulumlike
From pendulum + -like.
Questions about pendulumlike
- What does pendulumlike mean?
- Pendulumlike means resembling or characteristic of a pendulum; having a back-and-forth motion.
- What part of speech is pendulumlike?
- Pendulumlike is an adjective.
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