hang+pendulous
51pensile — [ pɛnsʌɪl] adjective technical pendulous. Origin C17: from L. pensilis, from pendere hang …
52lob — ► VERB (lobbed, lobbing) ▪ throw or hit in a high arc. ► NOUN 1) (in soccer or tennis) a ball lobbed over an opponent or a stroke producing this result. 2) (in cricket) a ball bowled with a slow underarm action. ORIGIN originally in the senses… …
53pendulum — [17] A pendulum is etymologically simply something that ‘hangs’. It is a noun use of the neuter form of the Latin adjective pendulus ‘hanging’ (source of English pendulous [18]). This was a derivative of the verb pendēre ‘hang’, which has… …
54pensile — adj. 1 hanging down; pendulous. 2 (of a bird etc.) building a pensile nest. Etymology: L pensilis f. pendere pens hang …
