pendulation
Rhythmic side-to-side movement
Pendulation is swinging back and forth like a pendulum.
The term appears in technical contexts—physics, engineering, climbing—to describe oscillating motion: The pendulation of the rope made the descent treacherous.
In trauma therapy, pendulation refers to the natural rhythm of moving between states of activation and calm, allowing gradual processing of difficult experiences.
Resistance to altered motion
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- forceStrength or compulsion
- energyPower to do work
motion · impulse · gravity · kinetic · potential · conservation · transfer · period
Moving in arcs
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- vibrationRapid oscillating movement
- pivotPoint of rotation
- fulcrumLever's balance point
torsion · counterweight · equilibrium · arc · amplitude · bob · plumb · sway
Rhythmic pulse or pattern
- tempoRate of musical performance
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- pulseArterial blood throb
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
timing · cycle · periodicity · recurrence · repetition · regularity · pattern · swing
Father's or mother's father
- cuckooBrood parasite bird
- timepieceHour-measuring device
- horologyTimekeeping science and craft
- escapementTick-controlling clock component
tick-tock · regulator · clockwork · balance · bob · weights · timekeeping · metronome
Semiconscious, unresponsive condition
- mesmerizeCapture attention completely
- inductionFormal admission process
- suggestionIdea proposed for consideration
- entrancementState of being spellbound
swaying · fixation · focus · hypnotherapy · subconscious · relaxation · drowsiness
inertia
Resistance to altered motion
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- forceStrength or compulsion
energy · motion · impulse · gravity · kinetic · potential · conservation · transfer · period · frequency
swinging
Moving in arcs
fulcrum · torsion · counterweight · equilibrium · arc · amplitude · bob · plumb · sway · wavering
cadence
Rhythmic pulse or pattern
oscillation · timing · cycle · periodicity · recurrence · repetition · regularity · pattern · swing · alternation
grandfather
Father's or mother's father
escapement · tick-tock · regulator · clockwork · balance · bob · weights · timekeeping · metronome · longcase
trance
Semiconscious, unresponsive condition
- mesmerizeCapture attention completely
- inductionFormal admission process
- suggestionIdea proposed for consideration
entrancement · swaying · fixation · focus · hypnotherapy · subconscious · relaxation · drowsiness
pendulationstillness
Complete lack of motion
immobility · stasis · motionlessness · fixity · rest
pendulationstability
Resistance to displacement
constancy · steadiness · steadfastness · fixedness · resolution
pendulum, pendulums, pend, pendant, pendants, pending, pendent, pendency, suspend