pendulum的意思

pendulum

英 /'pendjʊləm/ 美 /'pɛndʒələm/

  • 六级
  • 考研
  • 雅思

基本释义

  • n (钟等的)摆

    a long metal stick with a weight at the bottom that swings regularly from side to side to control the working of a clock

例句

  1. The political pendulum has swung in favour of the liberals.

    政治的钟摆已经摆向了自由派。

短语

  • inverted pendulum 倒立摆;倒摆
  • simple pendulum 单摆;数学摆
  • compound pendulum [物]复摆;[物]物理摆(等于physical pendulum)
  • foucault's pendulum 傅科摆
  • torsion pendulum 扭秤;扭转摆

同根词

adj pendulous 下垂的,悬垂的;摇摆的