pendular

adjective

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pen·du·lar | \ ˈpen-jə-lər

, ˈpen-dyə-, -də- \

Definition of pendular

: being or resembling the movement of a pendulum

Examples of pendular in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The arc of every private moral sphere is in constant pendular motion. — Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2021 As such, prioritizing growth, employment and wages over inflation represents a pendular shift from the intense focus on price stability that began in the wake of the hyper-inflation of the 1970s. — Tom Saler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2021 As many historians can attest, American presidential elections tend to be pendular; the country tires of the incumbent, the country’s mood then swings, and voters replace him with someone as unlike that person as possible. — Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2019 Our pendular system already offers a way to apply small amounts of pressure with one foot for resulting tiny adjustments. — Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 23 Sep. 2018

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