pen·den·tive (p n-dn t v)n. Architecture A triangular section of vaulting between the rim of a dome and each adjacent pair of the arches that support it. [French pendentif, from Latin pend  ns, pendent-, hanging, present participle of pendre, to hang; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.] |   |
pendentive [pɛnˈdɛntɪv]
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) 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
[from French pendentif, from Latin pendens hanging, from pendere to hang]
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