“pendulation”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

pendulation

释义

† pendulation Obs.|pɛndjuːˈleɪʃən|
[f. L. pendul-us pendulous a. + -ation.]
An oscillatory motion formerly ascribed to the poles of the earth.
1909Westm. Gaz. 1 May 12/3 According to Professor Simroth, pendulation, which is the periodical oscillation of the earth's axes,..explains nearly every observed fact in the development and distribution of all animals.1924J. G. A. Skerl tr. Wegener's Orig. Continents & Oceans vi. 95 Unfortunately, Reibisch clothed his ideas..in the singular straight-jacket of a strict ‘pendulation’ of the poles in an ‘orbit of swings’, which is probably false.

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