The Only Use of
pendulum
in
Lord of the Flies
- Increase the swing of the pendulum, increase, increase, come up and bear against that point of furthest balance— increase—increase— "Heave!"
p. 28..2pendulum = something heavy that swings back and forth
Definition:
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(pendulum) a weight hanging from a fixed location so that the weight swings freely back and forth under the influence of gravity -- such as is seen in some mechanical clocks
or:
a change that is roughly proportional and in the opposite direction of a prior change -- such as a change in opinion