Pediment
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpɛd.ɪ.mənt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pediment is a noun meaning (geology) A very gently sloping (0.5°-7°) inclined bedrock surface.
Meaning
(geology) A very gently sloping (0.5°-7°) inclined bedrock surface.
More Meanings
- (architecture) A classical architectural element consisting of a triangular section or gable found above the horizontal superstructure (entablature) which lies immediately upon the columns; fronton.
Example Sentences
Passing the Congregation Shearith Israel on Central Park West (a white whale of a building with a triangular pediment supported by four count ’em four massive Corinthian columns), Professor Solanka scurrying through the downpour remembered the newly bat-mitzvahed thirteen-year-old girl he’d glimpsed through the side door, […]
Word Forms
- pediments
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include propylon, pteron, metopa, plinth, postament, periptery.
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