Definition of Pendulum watch

1. Noun. (18th century) a watch with a balance wheel having a fake pendulum attached to it.

Generic synonyms: Ticker, Watch

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pendulum Watch

pendulating
penduline
pendulines
pendulosities
pendulosity
pendulous
pendulous heart
pendulous palate
pendulously
pendulousness
pendulousnesses
pendulum
pendulum clock
pendulum rhythm
pendulum watch (current term)
pendulumlike
pendulums
pene
pene-
pene-enclave
pene-exclave
penecontemporaneous
penecontemporaneously
penectomies
pened
penelope
peneplain

Literary usage of Pendulum watch

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Former Clock & Watchmakers and Their Work: Including an Account of the by Frederick James Britten (1894)
"Lost, the 3rd iust., betwixt the Sun-Dial, in St. James Park, and Man's Coffee House, a silver Minute pendulum watch, made by Tho. ..."

2. A Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry and the Arts by William Nicholson (1808)
"In the watch, on „"¡'on''^'»' the other hand, the time of the vibration of the pendulum watch, spring is in the direct ..."

3. The Mechanics' Magazine, Museum, Register, Journal, and Gazette (1838)
"... pendulum watch spring cd. Then aBc is part of the pendulum rod, and x the propelling rod having a free motion from right to left ; y represents a turned ..."

4. A Laboratory Course in Physics of the Household to Accompany Lynde's Physics by Carleton John Lynde (1919)
"Pendulum. Watch. Method. Time of swing independent of the amplitude, for small amplitudes. Make a pendulum about 3 ft. long and start it swinging through an ..."

5. A Laboratory Course in Physics of the Household to Accompany Lynde's Physics by Carleton John Lynde (1919)
"Pendulum. Watch. Method. Time of swing independent of the amplitude, for small amplitudes. Make a pendulum about 3 ft. long and start it swinging through an ..."

6. Iron: An Illustrated Weekly Journal for Iron and Steel Manufacturers edited by Sholto Percy, Perry Fairfax Nursey (1838)
"2 represent the pendulum, when you see the edge of the pendulum watch spring cd. Then а В с is part of the pendulum rod, and x the propelling rod having a ..."

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