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Definitions for Pendentive
[1] 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.
[2] 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.
[3] functioning as, or substituting for, a pendentive: pendentive corbeling.
[4] 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
Words nearby Pendentive
pendant, pendelikon, pendency, pendent, pendente lite, pendentive, penderecki, pending, pendleton, pendolino, pendragon
Origin of Pendentive
1720–30; pendent + -ive, modeled on French pendentif
Word origin for Pendentive
C18: from French pendentif, from Latin pendens hanging, from pendere to hang