pendule

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noun

A pendulum.

OriginFrench pendule →
Scrabble 10
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Meanings

nounpendule (plural pendules)

plural pendules

  1. obsoleteA pendulum.

    draw the meridian from my pendule

    1683 August 10 (Gregorian calendar), John Evelyn, “[Diary entry for August 1 1683]”, in William Bray, editor, Memoirs, Illustrative of the Life and Writings of John Evelyn, […], 2nd edition, volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […]; and sold by John and Arthur Arch, […], published 1819, →OCLC

Origin

  1. Frenchhorloge à penduleellip.
  2. Frenchpendule
  3. Englishpendule

Borrowed from French pendule.

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APA

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MLA

“pendule.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pendule. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pendule,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pendule.

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