pendentive

pen·den·tive

(pĕn-dĕn′tĭv)

n. Architecture

A three-sided, curved section of vaulting between the rim of a dome and each adjacent pair of the arches that support it.

[French pendentif, from Latin pendēns, pendent-, hanging, present participle of pendēre, to hang; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.]

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pendentive

(pɛnˈdɛntɪv)

(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

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

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pen•den•tive

(pɛnˈdɛn tɪv)

n.

one of several spandrels, in the form of concave triangles, forming a transition between the circular plan of a dome and the polygonal plan of the supporting masonry.

[1720–30; < French pendentif; see pendent, -ive]

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