pendentive
pendentive · pendentives
Pendentif, Eckzwickel
The concave triangular sections of vaulting that provide the transition between a dome…The concave triangular sections of vaulting that provide the transition between a dome and the square base on which it is set and transfer the weight of the dome.
Meaning
1 sensesThe concave triangular sections of vaulting that provide the transition between a dome and the square base on which it is set and transfer the weight of the dome.
Pendentif, Eckzwickel
Translations
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By meaning 1
triangular section of vaulting:
Origin
Borrowed from French pendentif.Borrowed from French pendentif.
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Forms
plural: pendentives| Singular | pendentive |
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Word family
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