Pendentive
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pendentive is a noun meaning (architecture) The concave triangular sections of vaulting that provide the transition between a dome and the square base on which it is set and transfer the weight of the dome.
Meaning
(architecture) The concave triangular sections of vaulting that provide the transition between a dome and the square base on which it is set and transfer the weight of the dome.
Word Forms
- pendentives
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include stalactite, tholobate, dome, semidome, imperial, disambulatory.
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