pendulation
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A theory, initially proposed by H. Simroth, that the earth not only rotates on its axis and revolves around the sun, but also has a slower swinging movement like a pendulum.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The act of swinging like a pendulum, as of cargo being transported by crane
Countable; Uncountable
noun
Vacillation between states, especially between reliving a trauma and relaxation.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Not only is the geographical distribution of creatures now living explained by the pendulation theory, but also the geological periods themselves."
- "With this "pendulation theory," says the Scientific American, is associated the hypothesis that all animal life originated near the ten-degree meridian (the equater of the pendulation axis), which passes through central Europe and the Sudan, and one of its consequences is an intricate connection between sun-spots and the geographical distribution of animals."
- "This, according to him, is combined with the pendulation movement , the result being that the path of the pole is like the projected thread of a screw of which the axis is the meridian 10 ° E."
- "Load pendulation has long been a problem for all floating cranes transferring containers . The unloading rate is adversely affected by load pendulation which also creates hazards to personnel and equipment ."
- "In fact , it can be shown that a winch , which really does provide constant tension will not damp pendulation ."
- "Typical crane configuarion attempt to reduce the pendulation in the cargo with a Rider Block Tagline System (RBTS), as illustrated in Figure 1."