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pendentives

pendentives is the plural of pendentive.

Meaning of pendentive

Noun

pendentive (plural pendentives)

  1. 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.

Questions about pendentives

What is pendentives the plural of?
Pendentives is the plural of pendentive.

Words near pendentives in the dictionary

  1. Pendennis
  2. pendent
  3. pendent jurisdiction
  4. pendente lite
  5. pendentive
  6. pendentives
  7. pendently
  8. pendents
  9. Pender
  10. Pender County
  11. Pendergast

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