Pendentive Definition
pĕn-dĕntĭv
noun
Any one of the triangular pieces of vaulting springing from the corners of a rectangular area, serving to support a rounded or polygonal dome: usually supported by a single pier.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Pendentive
Noun
Singular:
pendentive
Plural:
pendentivesOrigin of Pendentive
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French pendentif from Latin pendēns pendent- hanging present participle of pendēre to hang (s)pen- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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