pendulate

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• Pendulate — Pen du*late, v. i. To swing as a pendulum. [R.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• pendulate — index alternate (fluctuate), beat (pulsate), fluctuate, oscillate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• pendulate — *swing, sway, oscillate, vibrate, fluctuate, waver, undulate …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• pendulate — pen·du·late || pendÊ’É™leɪt / pendjÊŠleɪt v. swing back and forth like a pendulum …   English contemporary dictionary

• pendulate — pen·du·late …   English syllables

• pendulate — ˌlāt intransitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: New Latin pendulum + English ate 1. : to swing as a pendulum 2. : fluctuate, undulate Synonyms: see …   Useful english dictionary

• Irresolution — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Irresolution >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 irresolution irresolution infirmity of purpose indecision Sgm: N 1 indetermination indetermination undetermination Sgm: N 1 unsettlement unsettlement Sgm: N 1 uncertainty… …   English dictionary for students

• swing — vb 1 Swing, wave, flourish, brandish, shake, thrash are comparable when they mean to wield or to handle something so that it moves alternately backward and forward or upward and downward or around and around. Swing often implies regular… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Gravitropism — [or geotropism ] is a turning or growth movement by a plant or fungus in response to gravity. Charles Darwin was one of the first Europeans to document that roots show positive gravitropism and stems show negative gravitropism . That is, roots… …   Wikipedia

• alternate — al·ter·nate 1 / ȯl tər nət, al / adj 1: occurring or succeeding by turns 2: being an alternative alternate juror alternate 2 n 1 …   Law dictionary

• beat — I (defeat) verb be superior, be supreme, be victorious over, bring to terms, checkmate, claim a victory, conquer, crush, dash, discomfit, excel, get the best of, get the better of, have the advantage, hold the advantage, lay waste, obtain a… …   Law dictionary