英语词汇“pendentive”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

pendentive

/pɛnˈdɛntɪv

noun Architecture

A curved triangle of vaulting formed by the intersection of a dome with its supporting arches.Each storey is articulated by a balcony, projecting on a system of stalactite pendentives - this feature appearing for the first time in India and no doubt imported from classical Islamic construction....

The spaces are called spandrels - or pendentives, but the more general architectural term is spandrels.
His most important commission was for the apse and the pendentives beneath the cupola in; the dome was commissioned from his great rival, the Baroque painter.

Origin

Early 18th century: from the French adjective pendentif, -ive, from Latin pendent- 'hanging down', from the verb pendere.

单词	pendentive
释义	pendentive /pɛnˈdɛntɪv / noun Architecture A curved triangle of vaulting formed by the intersection of a dome with its supporting arches.Each storey is articulated by a balcony, projecting on a system of stalactite pendentives - this feature appearing for the first time in India and no doubt imported from classical Islamic construction.... The spaces are called spandrels - or pendentives, but the more general architectural term is spandrels. His most important commission was for the apse and the pendentives beneath the cupola in; the dome was commissioned from his great rival, the Baroque painter. Origin Early 18th century: from the French adjective pendentif, -ive, from Latin pendent- 'hanging down', from the verb pendere.
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