hang+pendulous

  • 1Pendulous — Pen du*lous, a. [L. pendulus, fr. pendere to hang. Cf. {Pendant}, and cf. {Pendulum}.] 1. Depending; pendent loosely; hanging; swinging. Shak. The pendulous round earth. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Wavering; unstable; doubtful. [R.] A pendulous… …

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  • 2pendulous — c.1600, from L. pendulus hanging down, from pendere to hang (see PENDANT (Cf. pendant)) …

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  • 3pendulous — [pen′dyo͞o ləs, pen′dyələs, pen′dələs; pen′jo͞oləs, pen′jələs] adj. [L pendulus < pendere, to hang: see PENDANT] 1. hanging freely or loosely; suspended so as to swing 2. hanging or bending downward; drooping 3. Now Rare vacillating; uncertain …

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  • 4pendulous — adjective Etymology: Latin pendulus, from pendēre to hang Date: circa 1605 1. archaic poised without visible support 2. a. suspended so as to swing freely < branches hung with pendulous vines > b. inclined or hanging downward < pendulous jowls > …

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  • 5pendulous — pen·du·lous ləs adj inclined or hanging downward * * * pen·du·lous (penґdu l&#601;s) [L. pendere to hang] hanging loosely; dependent …

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  • 6pendulous — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. swaying, dangling, swinging; see hanging . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. hanging, suspended, drooping, pendent, dangling. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Hung or appearing to be hung from a support: dangly,&#8230; …

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  • 7pendulous — adj. 1 (of ears, breasts, flowers, bird s nests, etc.) hanging down; drooping and esp. swinging. 2 oscillating. Derivatives: pendulously adv. Etymology: L pendulus f. pendere hang …

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  • 8dangle — I. v. n. 1. Swing, hang loose, hang pendulous. 2. Fawn, hang about, be obsequious. II. v. a. Swing, make oscillate, wave pendulously …

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  • 9Sumxu — The Sumxu, Chinese Lop Eared Cat, Drop eared cat, Droop eared cat, or Hanging Ear cat, all names referring to its characteristic feature of pendulous ears, was a long haired lop eared breed of cat now considered extinct. The descriptions are&#8230; …

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  • 10Ericales — ▪ plant order Introduction   rhododendron order of flowering plants, containing 25 families, 346 genera, and more than 11,000 species.       The relationships of the order are unclear. It belongs to neither of the two major asterid groups&#8230; …

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