Etymology

pendentive

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

French pendentif
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  1. French · borrowed frompendentif
  2. French · borrowed frompendentif
  3. English todaypendentive

Borrowed from French pendentif.

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