pendentive

[ pen-den-tiv ]

/ pɛnˈdɛn tɪv /

noun Architecture.

any 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.

any 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.

adjective

functioning as, or substituting for, a pendentive: pendentive corbeling.

Origin of pendentive

1720–30; pendent + -ive, modeled on French pendentif

Words nearby pendentive

pendant, Pendelikon, pendency, pendent, pendente lite, pendentive, Penderecki, pending, Pendleton, Pendolino, Pend Oreille

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Example sentences from the Web for pendentive

Stalactite work is employed in the pendentive of the smaller apses and in the capitals of the columns carrying the pointed arches.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4|Various
Such a form of pendentive is rarely seen in works of this age.
Some Account of Gothic Architecture in Spain|George Edmund Street
There is not much in the figure of our pendentive to suggest the stern and fearless prophet of the wilderness.
Correggio|Estelle M. Hurll
The angel figures of this pendentive are among the most beautiful and characteristic of the myriad throng of the cupola.
Correggio|Estelle M. Hurll

The pendentive under the dome is similar in its construction to those under the dome of the curious church of Ainay, at Lyons.
Some Account of Gothic Architecture in Spain|George Edmund Street

British Dictionary definitions for pendentive

pendentive

/ (pɛnˈdɛntɪv) /

noun

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

Word Origin for pendentive

C18: from French pendentif, from Latin pendens hanging, from pendere to hang

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单词	pendentive
释义	pendentive [ pen-den-tiv ] / pɛnˈdɛn tɪv / noun Architecture. any 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. any 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. adjective functioning as, or substituting for, a pendentive: pendentive corbeling. Origin of pendentive 1720–30; pendent + -ive, modeled on French pendentif Words nearby pendentive pendant, Pendelikon, pendency, pendent, pendente lite, pendentive, Penderecki, pending, Pendleton, Pendolino, Pend Oreille Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pendentive Stalactite work is employed in the pendentive of the smaller apses and in the capitals of the columns carrying the pointed arches. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4\|Various Such a form of pendentive is rarely seen in works of this age. Some Account of Gothic Architecture in Spain\|George Edmund Street There is not much in the figure of our pendentive to suggest the stern and fearless prophet of the wilderness. Correggio\|Estelle M. Hurll The angel figures of this pendentive are among the most beautiful and characteristic of the myriad throng of the cupola. Correggio\|Estelle M. Hurll The pendentive under the dome is similar in its construction to those under the dome of the curious church of Ainay, at Lyons. Some Account of Gothic Architecture in Spain\|George Edmund Street British Dictionary definitions for pendentive pendentive / (pɛnˈdɛntɪv) / noun 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 Word Origin for pendentive C18: from French pendentif, from Latin pendens hanging, from pendere to hang Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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