pendulum

ˈpɛn.dʒə.ləm
pendula
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Translation of pendulum into German

Noun

1.

situations

situation regularly changing between extremes
Pendel nPendelbewegung
  • The political pendulum swings from left to right.Das Pendel der Politik schwingt von links nach rechts.
2.

swinging weight

TECH.
weight hung to swing freely from a fixed point
TECH.
  • The pendulum swings back and forth.Das Pendel schwingt hin und her.
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Expressions with pendulum: examples in English and translations in German

Stimmungsumschwung
Meinungsumschwung
The swing of the pendulum affected the election results.
Pendeluhr
The antique shop had a beautiful pendulum clock.
pendeln
The clock will play pendulum all day.
Fadenpendel
The simple pendulum is used in physics experiments.
Foucaultsches Pendel
The Foucault pendulum in the museum shows Earth's rotation.
Foucaults Pendel
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) Pendel

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
dasPendelnn.

The swinging pendulum of the clock ticked steadily throughout the night.

Das schwingende Pendel der Uhr tickte die ganze Nacht hindurch gleichmäßig.

The pendulum will move back and forth in a steady rhythm.

Das Pendel wird in einem stetigen Rhythmus hin und her schwingen.

Pendelbewegungn.

The ion was moved a special pendulum movement through further laser pulses.

Das Ion wurde durch weitere Laserpulse in eine spezielle Pendelbewegung versetzt.

The gastrointestinal motility can be simulated by a rotational and pendulum movement.

Die Magen-Darm- Motilität kann durch Rotations- und Pendelbewegung nachgeahmt werden.

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Other translations for pendulum:

  • Pendelbeschwörungnf.
  • Perpendikelnn.

pendulum: Examples and translations in context

The pendulum swung back and forth until it finally came to rest.

Das Pendel schwang hin und her, bis es schließlich zum Stillstand kam.

The clock ticked loudly until the pendulum slowly came to rest.

Die Uhr tickte laut, bis das Pendel langsam zur Ruhe kam.

They watched as the pendulum began to swing out slowly.

Sie beobachteten, wie das Pendel langsam zu schwingen begann.

The reciprocating motion of the pendulum kept perfect time throughout the day.

Die Hin- und Herbewegung des Pendels hielt den ganzen Tag perfekte Zeit.

She watched the jiggle of the pendulum as it swung back and forth.

Sie beobachtete das Schwingen des Pendels, als es hin und her schwang.

At its peak, mechanical energy in the pendulum can initiate a swing.

Auf ihrem Höhepunkt kann mechanische Energie im Pendel einen Schwung initiieren.

The wheelchair holds itself up according to the inverted pendulum principle.

Der Rollstuhl hält sich nach dem Prinzip des inversen Pendels aufrecht.

Add a heavier bob to the pendulum and repeat the experiment.

Füge ein schwereres Lot ans Pendel an und wiederhole das Experiment.

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