pendentive

English

Etymology

From French pendentif.

Noun

pendentive (plural pendentives)

(architecture) 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.

Translations

triangular section of vaulting

Catalan: petxina (ca) f
French: pendentif (fr) m

Galician: cuncha f
Spanish: pechina (es) f

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