Both Uses of
pendulum
in
The Da Vinci Code
- The pendulum had swung.†
Chpt 27-28 *
- The pendulum is swinging.†
Chpt 105
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