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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pen•den•tive (pen den′tiv),USA pronunciation n. [Archit.]- Architectureany of several spandrels, in the form of spherical triangles, forming a transition between the circular plan of a dome and the polygonal plan of the supporting masonry.
- Building, Architectureany of several masonry devices, as squinches or trompes, for forming a transition between a circular or polygonal construction, as a dome or lantern, and supporting masonry of a different plan.
adj. - Building, Architecturefunctioning as, or substituting for, a pendentive:pendentive corbeling.
- pendent + -ive, modeled on French pendentif 1720–30
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pendentive /pɛnˈdɛntɪv/ n - any of four triangular sections of vaulting with concave sides, positioned at a corner of a rectangular space to support a circular or polygonal dome
Etymology: 18th Century: from French pendentif, from Latin pendens hanging, from pendere to hang |