PENDULUM
\pˈɛndjʊləm], \pˈɛndjʊləm], \p_ˈɛ_n_d_j_ʊ_l_ə_m]\
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A body so suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum. It is used to regulate the movements of clockwork and other machinery.
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A body so suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum. It is used to regulate the movements of clockwork and other machinery.
By Noah Webster.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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Quinones
- Hydrocarbon rings which contain two moieties position. They can be substituted in any position except at the ketone groups.