"pendentive" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pendentives [plural]
Etymology: From French pendentif. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|pendentif}} French pendentif Head templates: {{en-noun}} pendentive (plural pendentives)
  1. (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. Categories (topical): Architecture Related terms: squinch Translations (triangular section of vaulting): petxina [feminine] (Catalan), pendentif [masculine] (French), cuncha [feminine] (Galician), Pendentif [neuter] (German), Eckzwickel [masculine] (German), pennacchio [masculine] (Italian), pendente [masculine] (Portuguese), pechina [feminine] (Spanish)

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