Definition of pendentive in English:

pendentive

noun pɛnˈdɛntɪvpɛnˈdɛn(t)ɪv

Architecture

A curved triangle of vaulting formed by the intersection of a dome with its supporting arches.
〔建筑〕（由穹和其支撑拱构成的）斗拱，三角拱
Example sentencesExamples
- Each storey is articulated by a balcony, projecting on a system of stalactite pendentives - this feature appearing for the first time in India and no doubt imported from classical Islamic construction.
- Two structural devices that are the hallmark of Byzantine engineering made this feat possible: pendentives and squinches.
- His most important commission was for the apse and the pendentives beneath the cupola in; the dome was commissioned from his great rival, the Baroque painter.
- The spaces are called spandrels - or pendentives, but the more general architectural term is spandrels.
- Convex looking glasses in each pendentive both explode and compress the space.

Origin

Early 18th century: from the French adjective pendentif, -ive, from Latin pendent- 'hanging down', from the verb pendere.

Definition of pendentive in US English:

pendentive

nounpɛnˈdɛn(t)ɪvpenˈden(t)iv

Architecture

A curved triangle of vaulting formed by the intersection of a dome with its supporting arches.
〔建筑〕（由穹和其支撑拱构成的）斗拱，三角拱
Example sentencesExamples
- Convex looking glasses in each pendentive both explode and compress the space.
- The spaces are called spandrels - or pendentives, but the more general architectural term is spandrels.
- Two structural devices that are the hallmark of Byzantine engineering made this feat possible: pendentives and squinches.
- Each storey is articulated by a balcony, projecting on a system of stalactite pendentives - this feature appearing for the first time in India and no doubt imported from classical Islamic construction.
- His most important commission was for the apse and the pendentives beneath the cupola in; the dome was commissioned from his great rival, the Baroque painter.

Origin

Early 18th century: from the French adjective pendentif, -ive, from Latin pendent- ‘hanging down’, from the verb pendere.

词汇	pendentive
释义	Definition of pendentive in English: pendentive noun pɛnˈdɛntɪvpɛnˈdɛn(t)ɪv Architecture A curved triangle of vaulting formed by the intersection of a dome with its supporting arches. 〔建筑〕（由穹和其支撑拱构成的）斗拱，三角拱 Example sentencesExamples Each storey is articulated by a balcony, projecting on a system of stalactite pendentives - this feature appearing for the first time in India and no doubt imported from classical Islamic construction. Two structural devices that are the hallmark of Byzantine engineering made this feat possible: pendentives and squinches. His most important commission was for the apse and the pendentives beneath the cupola in; the dome was commissioned from his great rival, the Baroque painter. The spaces are called spandrels - or pendentives, but the more general architectural term is spandrels. Convex looking glasses in each pendentive both explode and compress the space. Origin Early 18th century: from the French adjective pendentif, -ive, from Latin pendent- 'hanging down', from the verb pendere. Definition of pendentive in US English: pendentive nounpɛnˈdɛn(t)ɪvpenˈden(t)iv Architecture A curved triangle of vaulting formed by the intersection of a dome with its supporting arches. 〔建筑〕（由穹和其支撑拱构成的）斗拱，三角拱 Example sentencesExamples Convex looking glasses in each pendentive both explode and compress the space. The spaces are called spandrels - or pendentives, but the more general architectural term is spandrels. Two structural devices that are the hallmark of Byzantine engineering made this feat possible: pendentives and squinches. Each storey is articulated by a balcony, projecting on a system of stalactite pendentives - this feature appearing for the first time in India and no doubt imported from classical Islamic construction. His most important commission was for the apse and the pendentives beneath the cupola in; the dome was commissioned from his great rival, the Baroque painter. Origin Early 18th century: from the French adjective pendentif, -ive, from Latin pendent- ‘hanging down’, from the verb pendere.
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