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English
Adjective
pendular (comparative more pendular, superlative most pendular)
- Characteristic of the motion of a pendulum.
1998, Kamila Shamsie, In the City by the Sea, Bloomsbury (2004), page 103:The ice rose off the counter, attached to the salted string. Hasan’s eyes opened wide. Aba flicked a finger against the ice. String and ice started swaying back and forth. ‘For Salman, time is pendular,’ Aba repeated, pointing to the ice.
- pendulous.
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Portuguese
Pronunciation
Adjective
pendular m or f (plural pendulares)
- pendular, oscillating
Romanian
Etymology
From pendul + -ar.
Adjective
pendular m or n (feminine singular pendulară, masculine plural pendulari, feminine and neuter plural pendulare)
- pendular
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
From péndulo + -ar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /penduˈlaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: pen‧du‧lar
Adjective
pendular m or f (masculine and feminine plural pendulares)
- fickle
- commuter (that commutes)
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