pendentive
English
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A compound dome (red) with pendentives (yellow)
Etymology
From French pendentif.
Noun
pendentive (plural pendentives)
- (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
- squinch
Translations
triangular section of vaulting
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