pendentive

noun

Etymology

From French pendentif.

  1. borrowed from pendentif

Definitions

  1. 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.

The neighborhood

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