pendentive

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pendentive (archit.) each of the spherical triangles formed by the intersection of a hemispherical dome by two pairs of opposite arches. XVIII. — F. pendentif, f. L. pendēns, -ent-, prp. of pendēre hang; see -IVE.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD

pendentive

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pendentive. See dome.

A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture JAMES STEVENS CURL

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