Pendulum (disambiguation)

A pendulum is a body suspended from a fixed support so that it swings freely back and forth under the influence of gravity.

Pendulum may also refer to:

Devices

 * Pendulum (mathematics), the mathematical principles of a pendulum
 * Pendulum clock, a kind of clock that uses a pendulum to keep time
 * Pendulum car, an experimental tilting train
 * Foucault pendulum, a pendulum that demonstrates the Earth's rotation
 * Spherical pendulum
 * Spring pendulum
 * Conical pendulum
 * Centrifugal pendulum absorber, torsional vibration reduction by using a pendulum principle
 * For other types and uses of pendulums, see: Category:Pendulums
 * Mackerras Pendulum, a model devised by Malcolm Mackerras to predict election outcomes
 * Pendulum (torture device), a device allegedly used by the Spanish Inquisition
 * Pendulum Instruments, a Swedish manufacturer of scientific instruments

Music

 * Pendulum (Australian band), an Australian electronic rock group formed in 2002
 * Pendulum (ambient band), an Australian house music group formed in 1994

Albums

 * Pendulum (Broadcast EP), and its title track
 * Pendulum (Creedence Clearwater Revival album)
 * Pendulum (Dave Liebman album), and its title track
 * Pendulum (Eberhard Weber album), and its title track
 * Pendulum (Lowen & Navarro album), and its title track
 * Pendulum (Tara Simmons EP), and its title track
 * The Pendulum, a comic book miniseries based on Insane Clown Posse's Dark Carnival universe, and associated songs and album

Songs

 * "Pendulum" (song), by FKA Twigs
 * "Pendulum", by Embodyment from the album The Narrow Scope of Things
 * "Pendulum", by Katy Perry from the album Witness
 * "Pendulum", by Phinehas from the album Thegodmachine
 * "Pendulums", by Sarah Harmer from the album All of Our Names


 * "Penduli Pendulum", by Bobbie Gentry from The Delta Sweete
 * "The Pendulum Song", song written by Al Hoffman and John Murray
 * Pendulum Music, a composition by Steve Reich involving microphones swinging above speakers like pendulums

Books and periodicals

 * Pendulum, by John Christopher, 1968
 * The Pendulum, by Annie S. Swan, 1972
 * Pendulum, by A. E. Van Vogt, 1978
 * Pendulum, by Adam Hamdy, 2017
 * The Pendulum, a student newspaper at Elon University
 * The Pendulum, a publication devoted to radiesthesia

Film

 * Pendulum (1969 film), an American neo noir film starring George Peppard
 * Pendulum, a 2001 film starring Rachel Hunter and James Russo
 * Pendulum (2014 film), an Indian neo noir
 * Pendulum (2023 film), a Malayalam-language fantasy thriller film

Other

 * Pendulum, a trade name for the preemergent herbicide pendimethalin
 * Pendulum, several types of Digimon virtual pets
 * Mackerras pendulum, an electoral tool for describing the swing required for a change of government