Used in a Sentence

pendulums

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for pendulums.

Editorial note

So the program that generates the output of the simulation of the pendulums is a compression of it's output.

Examples13
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A lamp, etc. suspended from a ceiling.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of pendulums gathered in one view.

noun

A lamp, etc. suspended from a ceiling.

noun

A watch's guard-ring by which it is attached to a chain.

noun

(by extension) The tendency of a situation to oscillate (between two extremes).

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for pendulums.

noun

A lamp, etc. suspended from a ceiling.

noun

A watch's guard-ring by which it is attached to a chain.

noun

(by extension) The tendency of a situation to oscillate (between two extremes).

noun

(clocks, mechanics) 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.

Example sentences

1

So the program that generates the output of the simulation of the pendulums is a compression of it's output.

2

Speaking of swinging pendulums in content management systems and wrong things, don't you ever get sick of http(s)?

3

The first fax machine was made using synchronized pendulums and large pieces of paper with black and white rectangles.

4

A bicycle actually consists of two inverted pendulums (the frame and the fork) joined by a hinge.

5

My guess: because the abstract double pendulum is a model that only approximates real double pendulums.

6

Like the article says about gyroscopes, tilted pendulums move in an odd but predictable way.

7

For many positions of the sliders the movement seems very erratic, the pendulums suddenly bounce back or accelerate without any apparent reason.

8

I assume you can plot the y-axis position of the pendulums over time easily enough, and detect cross-overs...

9

Control systems could have you build robots or invert pendulums or do any other damn fool cool thing that requires signal transforms.

10

I think that's why he was proposing tiny pendulums where those effects can be excluded.

11

If you look into the study of the Shortt-Synchronome clock, you'll see it's actually talking about the gravitational effects of the sun and moon on pendulums.

12

Now, if it was a system which balanced the spirographs and double pendulums in a tangible and describable way as to produce a finely balanced effect.

Proper noun examples

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Pendulums swing back the other way, though, when there's a game-changing advantage to be had.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use pendulums in a sentence?

So the program that generates the output of the simulation of the pendulums is a compression of it's output.

What does pendulums mean?

A lamp, etc. suspended from a ceiling.

What part of speech is pendulums?

pendulums is commonly used as noun.