Pendulation

Quick meaning: Pendulation is a noun meaning The act of swinging like a pendulum, as of cargo being transported by crane.

Meaning

The act of swinging like a pendulum, as of cargo being transported by crane.

More Meanings

1. Vacillation between states, especially between reliving a trauma and relaxation.
2. A theory, initially proposed by H. Simroth, that the earth not only rotates on its axis and revolves around the sun, but also has a slower swinging movement like a pendulum.

Example Sentences

In trauma work, pendulation describes the process of repeatedly going in and coming out of traumatic material.

In fact , it can be shown that a winch , which really does provide constant tension will not damp pendulation .

Typical crane configuarion attempt to reduce the pendulation in the cargo with a Rider Block Tagline System (RBTS), as illustrated in Figure 1.

Not only is the geographical distribution of creatures now living explained by the pendulation theory, but also the geological periods themselves.

Word Forms

• pendulations

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