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pendentive Definition


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pendentive
noun
    1. archit.
      A spherical triangle shape formed by the space between a dome and a square base from which the dome rises, used in Byzantine and Romanesque architecture, etc.
Etymology: 18c: French, from Latin pendens hanging.



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