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PENDULUM WATCH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pendulum watch mean?
• PENDULUM WATCH (noun)
The noun PENDULUM WATCH has 1 sense:
1. (18th century) a watch with a balance wheel having a fake pendulum attached to it
Familiarity information: PENDULUM WATCH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(18th century) a watch with a balance wheel having a fake pendulum attached to it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pendulum watch" is a kind of...):
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