Definition of Pendentive

Noun: pendentive  pen'den-tiv

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

See also:
pendent
pendentives

Anagrams containing the word pendentive

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