pendulum

ˈpɛn.dʒə.ləm
pendula
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Translation of pendulum from English into Dutch

Noun

1.

situations

situation regularly changing between extremes
  • The political pendulum swings from left to right.De politieke pendel zwaait van links naar rechts.
2.

swinging weight

TECH.
weight hung to swing freely from a fixed point
TECH.
  • The pendulum swings back and forth.De slinger zwaait heen en weer.
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Expressions with pendulum: examples in English and translations in Dutch

schommeling van de slinger
pendelbeweging
The swing of the pendulum affected the election results.
slingerklok
slingeruurwerk
The antique shop had a beautiful pendulum clock.
wiegen
The clock will play pendulum all day.
enkelvoudige slinger
eenvoudige slinger
The simple pendulum is used in physics experiments.
Foucault-slinger
The Foucault pendulum in the museum shows Earth's rotation.
slinger van Foucault
Foucault's pendulum swings in a plane that rotates over the day.

Images of pendulum

  • pendulum: weight hung to swing freely from a fixed point
    (swinging weight) slinger

Synonyms and analogies of pendulum in English

Examples of pendulum in a sentence

  • The cultural pendulum swings between tradition and innovation.
  • The pendulum in the old clock needs repair.
  • She watched the pendulum swing hypnotically.

Translations of "pendulum" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
slingernm.

The pendulum moves back and forth with a steady rhythm.

De slinger beweegt heen en weer in een gelijkmatig ritme.

The mechanics of the pendulum were demonstrated through a simple experiment.

De mechanica van de slinger werd gedemonstreerd met een eenvoudig experiment.

The pendulum ticked back and forth, keeping perfect rhythm.

De slinger tikte heen en weer en hield zo een perfecte maat aan.

With his long reach, he could easily touch the pendulum on the ceiling.

Met zijn lange arm kon hij zonder moeite de slinger aan het plafond aanraken.

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Other translations for pendulum:

  • pendel

pendulum: Examples and translations in context

He swung the pendulum backwards and forwards to keep time.

Hij liet de slinger heen en weer zwaaien om de tijd bij te houden.

Displacement of the pendulum indicated how far it moved from rest.

De uitslag van de slinger liet zien hoe ver hij uit zijn ruststand bewoog.

She watched the pendulum swing up and then fall down again.

Ze keek hoe de slinger omhoog zwaaide en daarna weer naar beneden viel.

The swinging of the pendulum never failed to mesmerize me.

Het rustige heen en weer zwaaien van de slinger wist me altijd te betoveren.

The pendulum clock has a beautiful cut window at the front.

Klok met slinger heeft een mooi geslepen raampje aan de voorkant.

No, according to the pendulum, we're already close.

Nee, volgens de slinger zijn we al in de buurt.

See also:

pendulum clockcompound pendulumsimple pendulumballistic pendulum
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