pendulum
/ˈpendjələm/noun
उच्चारण पेन्ड्यलम
लोलक, पेंडुलम
Core word
noun
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[C]
a long straight part with a weight at the end that moves regularly from side to side to control the movement of a clock
लोलक, पेंडुलम
- The pendulum of the old clock swung slowly.
- a simple pendulum in the physics lab
- Galileo studied how a pendulum swings.
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- The pendulum is the part of the clock that keeps time.
- The students measured the time for ten swings of the pendulum.
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[sing.]
used to describe a situation in which opinions or conditions change from one extreme to the opposite
(विचारों या स्थितियों का) एक छोर से दूसरे छोर तक झूलना
- The pendulum of public opinion has swung back in favour of the government.
- In a democracy, the pendulum often swings from one party to another over time.
- The country's economic policy swings like a pendulum between two extremes.
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- After years of strict rules, the pendulum swung towards freedom.
- The pendulum has swung away from the old methods of teaching.
¶Idioms 1
the swing of the pendulum
the way in which opinions, conditions or fashions change regularly from one extreme to the opposite
(विचारों या हालात का) उलटफेर, बदलाव का चक्र
- Election results often reflect the swing of the pendulum.
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The time period of a simple pendulum depends on its length and on gravity, not on the mass of the bob.
सरल लोलक का आवर्तकाल उसकी लंबाई और गुरुत्व पर निर्भर करता है, गोलक के द्रव्यमान पर नहीं।