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pendentive definition

pen·den·tive (pen den′tiv)

noun

Archit. 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

Etymology: Fr pendentif < L pendens, prp. of pendere, to hang: see pendant

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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