Pendel
dasNounpendulum
English translations
- 01
pendulum
- 02
swing
- 03
oscillation
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein Pendel ist ein Körper, der an einem festen Punkt aufgehängt ist und frei hin- und herschwingen kann.
- English meaning
- pendulum
- Synonym
- None
- German example
- Die Uhr hat ein Pendel, das gleichmäßig hin und her schwingt.
- English example
- The clock has a pendulum that swings back and forth evenly.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- das
- Singular Form
- das Pendel
- Plural Form
- die Pendel
Related words
- Pendelkind
shuttle child
- pendeln
Commute
- Pendeluhr
Pendulum clock
- Pendeltür
Swing door
- Drehpendeluhr
A torsion pendulum clock is a mechanical clock that uses a rotating pendulum instead of a traditional pendulum.
- oszillieren
Oscillate
- schwingend
Swinging
- Londoner
Londoner
- Tokioter
A Tokyoite is a person who lives in or comes from Tokyo, the capital of Japan.
- Standuhr
Grandfather clock
- schwingen
To swing means to move rhythmically back and forth or to move something in an arc-shaped motion.
- Pendler
Commuter
- Schlafstadt
dormitory town, bedroom community
- Wochenendpendler
Weekend commuter
- schwanken
Sway
- baumeln
to dangle
- schwojen
to swing at anchor
- schlenkern
to dangle
- Oszillation
Oscillation
- Schwingung
Vibration
Example sentences with “Pendel”
Das Pendel schwingt hin und her. (The pendulum swings back and forth.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'Pendel' neuter or masculine?
It is a neuter noun (das Pendel). The plural form is also 'die Pendel'.