pedimentedadj.

Brit.

/ˈpɛdᵻmᵻntᵻd/,

/ˈpɛdᵻmɛntᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈpɛdəˌmɛn(t)əd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pediment n., -ed suffix².

Etymology: < pediment n. + -ed suffix². Compare earlier pedimental adj. N.E.D. (1904) gives only the pronunciation (pe·dimĕntėd) /ˈpɛdɪməntɪd/.

a. Architecture. Having a pediment; formed with or made like a pediment.

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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > other elements > [adjective] > pediment

pedimented1792

pedimental1864

1792 T. Malton Picturesque Tour through Cities of London & Westm. II. 65 The windows.., decorated with pedimented tabernacle frames broken by monstrous shells in the centre, appear to the judicious spectator uncouth, ugly, and incongruous to the idea of a Church.

1845 G. Petrie Eccl. Archit. Ireland 246 The only example of a pedimented lintel, which I have met with in Ireland.

1866 Athenæum No. 1999. 241/2 The pedimented windows.

1909 Harvard Stud. Classical Philol. 20 4 Marble slab with pedimented top, belonging to a loculus.

1938 Amer. Home Jan. 56/3 This house has the Classic Revival pedimented façade, in this case with a portico of four octagonal columns.

1970 H. Braun Parish Churches xii. 153 Windows designed on the aedicular principle, with surrounds and pedimented tops.

2001 Guardian 25 Jan. (Space Suppl.) 21 Robert Adam..added a massive, pedimented portico.

†b. Of a headdress: = pedimental adj. 1b. Obsolete.

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the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > condition of tapering to a point > [adjective] > at the top

copped1460

mitreda1547

coppled1600

coped1611

fastigiated1647

cop-crowned1650

copped-crowned1650

copple-crowned1699

fastigiatea1705

tenting1818

tectiform1834

pedimented1875

pedimental1890

1875 J. C. Cox Notes on Churches of Derbyshire I. 245 Two female figures kneeling at desks..wear pedimented head-dresses.

2. Geomorphology. Having the form of a pediment (pediment n. 3); characterized by the presence of a pediment or pediments.

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the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > mountain > [adjective] > range > foot

submontane1824

piedmont1890

pedimented1940

1940 Ann. Assoc. Amer. Geographers 30 251 In the desert valleys of Nevada.., coarse gravel and pedimented surfaces may attain profiles of equilibrium as steep as 12 or 15 degrees.

1960 B. W. Sparks Geomorphol. xi. 258 Landscapes resembling the pedimented areas of the arid south-western parts of the United States are found on an altogether larger scale in Africa.

1988 Bull. Seismol. Soc. Amer. 78 956 Movements along the Pitaycachi fault since the Miocene..created 2- to 45-m-high scarps downslope from a pedimented mountain front.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pedimented
释义	pedimentedadj. Brit. /ˈpɛdᵻmᵻntᵻd/, /ˈpɛdᵻmɛntᵻd/, U.S. /ˈpɛdəˌmɛn(t)əd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pediment n., -ed suffix². Etymology: < pediment n. + -ed suffix². Compare earlier pedimental adj. N.E.D. (1904) gives only the pronunciation (pe·dimĕntėd) /ˈpɛdɪməntɪd/. 1. a. Architecture. Having a pediment; formed with or made like a pediment. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > other elements > [adjective] > pediment pedimented1792 pedimental1864 1792 T. Malton Picturesque Tour through Cities of London & Westm. II. 65 The windows.., decorated with pedimented tabernacle frames broken by monstrous shells in the centre, appear to the judicious spectator uncouth, ugly, and incongruous to the idea of a Church. 1845 G. Petrie Eccl. Archit. Ireland 246 The only example of a pedimented lintel, which I have met with in Ireland. 1866 Athenæum No. 1999. 241/2 The pedimented windows. 1909 Harvard Stud. Classical Philol. 20 4 Marble slab with pedimented top, belonging to a loculus. 1938 Amer. Home Jan. 56/3 This house has the Classic Revival pedimented façade, in this case with a portico of four octagonal columns. 1970 H. Braun Parish Churches xii. 153 Windows designed on the aedicular principle, with surrounds and pedimented tops. 2001 Guardian 25 Jan. (Space Suppl.) 21 Robert Adam..added a massive, pedimented portico. †b. Of a headdress: = pedimental adj. 1b. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > condition of tapering to a point > [adjective] > at the top copped1460 mitreda1547 coppled1600 coped1611 fastigiated1647 cop-crowned1650 copped-crowned1650 copple-crowned1699 fastigiatea1705 tenting1818 tectiform1834 pedimented1875 pedimental1890 1875 J. C. Cox Notes on Churches of Derbyshire I. 245 Two female figures kneeling at desks..wear pedimented head-dresses. 2. Geomorphology. Having the form of a pediment (pediment n. 3); characterized by the presence of a pediment or pediments. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > mountain > [adjective] > range > foot submontane1824 piedmont1890 pedimented1940 1940 Ann. Assoc. Amer. Geographers 30 251 In the desert valleys of Nevada.., coarse gravel and pedimented surfaces may attain profiles of equilibrium as steep as 12 or 15 degrees. 1960 B. W. Sparks Geomorphol. xi. 258 Landscapes resembling the pedimented areas of the arid south-western parts of the United States are found on an altogether larger scale in Africa. 1988 Bull. Seismol. Soc. Amer. 78 956 Movements along the Pitaycachi fault since the Miocene..created 2- to 45-m-high scarps downslope from a pedimented mountain front. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1792
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