perpendykuł

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Polish

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin perpendiculum.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɛr.pɛnˈdɘ.kuw/
  • Rhymes: -ɘkuw
  • Syllabification: per‧pen‧dy‧kuł

Noun

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perpendykuł m inan

  1. (obsolete, mechanics) pendulum (body suspended from a fixed support so that it swings freely back and forth under the influence of gravity, commonly used to regulate various devices such as clocks)
    Synonym: wahadło
  2. (obsolete) pendulum clock
    Synonym: zegar wahadłowy
  3. (obsolete) vertical, vertical line
    Synonym: pion

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Further reading

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