Pendulum clock

/pˈɛndjʊləm klˈɒk/

/pˈɛndʒuːləm klˈɑːk/

Pendulum clock

a type of clock that works using a swinging weight at the end of a straight line

Examples

1. wagons pendulum clocks by contrast, were accurate to around 10 to 15 seconds per day.

2. In the hotel’s lobby was a large pendulum clock.

3. In a traditional pendulum clock, the heartbeat comes from the swinging of the pendulum.

4. In 1656, Christiaan Huygens built the first pendulum clock.