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Definitions for Pediment
[1] (in classical architecture) a low gable, typically triangular with a horizontal cornice and raking cornices, surmounting a colonnade, an end wall, or a major division of a façade.
[2] any imitation of this, often fancifully treated, used to crown an opening, a monument, etc., or to form part of a decorative scheme.
[3] Geology . a gently sloping rock surface at the foot of a steep slope, as of a mountain, usually thinly covered with alluvium.
[4] a low-pitched gable, esp one that is triangular, as used in classical architecture
[5] a gently sloping rock surface, formed through denudation under arid conditions
Words related to Pediment
floor, bed, seat, belly, basement, underside, ground, basis, seating, bottom, groundwork, shelf, support, footing, trestle, stand, prop, pedestal, stay, holder
Words nearby Pediment
pedicure, pediform, pedigree, pedigree analysis, pedigreed, pediment, pediococcus, pedion, pedipalp, pedlar, pedlary
Origin of Pediment
1655–65; earlier pedament, pedement, alteration, by association with Latin pēs (stem ped- ) foot, of earlier peremint, perhaps an unlearned alteration of pyramid; (def 3) by construal as pedi- + -ment
Other words from Pediment
ped·i·men·tal [ped-uh -men -tl] /ˌpɛd əˈmɛn tl/ , adjective
ped·i·ment·ed [ped -uh -men-tid, -muh n-] /ˈpɛd əˌmɛn tɪd, -mən-/ , adjective
Word origin for Pediment
C16: from obsolete periment, perhaps workman's corruption of pyramid
Synonyms for Pediment
basis, bed, bottom, footing, ground, groundwork, holder, pedestal, pillar, prop, seat, seating, shelf, stand, stay, support, trestle