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Pendular vs Pendula - What's the difference?

pendular | pendula |

As an adjective pendular

is characteristic of the motion of a pendulum.

As a noun pendula is

plural of pendulum.

pendular

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Characteristic of the motion of a pendulum
  • pendulous

    • Anagrams

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    pendula

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • (rare)

    • Usage notes

    The form (pendulums) is significantly more common than pendula; however, pendula is occasionally used in physics, particularly in the phrase . ----