pendulum
/ˈpɛnd͡ʒələm/ 名词 C1中文： 钟摆、摆、摆钟
- A body suspended from a fixed support so that it swings freely back and forth under the influence of gravity, commonly used to regulate various devices such as clocks.
- The tendency of a situation to oscillate (between two extremes).
- A lamp, etc. suspended from a ceiling.
- A watch's guard-ring by which it is attached to a chain.
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Daniel, for his part, spent his evenings in the freezing tower, cleaning each piece by hand and teaching Tom the names their father had never had time to teach him: the escapement, the pendulum, the gears that turned the hands.
On the last afternoon of the year, with snow drifting over the square, Daniel set the pendulum swinging while Tom checked the time against his phone.
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