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pendula
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English
Etymology
From pendulum, by analogy with Latin second declension nouns, such as bacterium/bacteria, though Latin pendulum is the neuter singular form of the adjective pendulus, whose neuter plural is indeed pendula.
Noun
pendula
Usage notes
The form pendulums is significantly more common than pendula; however, pendula is occasionally used in physics, particularly in the phrase "coupled pendula."
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Italian
Adjective
pendula
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Latin
Adjective
pendula
- inflection of pendulus:
Adjective
pendula
Romanian
Etymology
Verb
a pendula (third-person singular present pendulează, past participle pendulat) 1st conjugation
- to pendulate
Conjugation
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