Definitions for pendentive
pɛnˈdɛn tɪvpen·den·tive

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1. pendentivenoun

   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.

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1. Pendentive

   In architecture, a pendentive is a constructional device permitting the placing of a circular dome over a square room or of an elliptical dome over a rectangular room. The pendentives, which are triangular segments of a sphere, taper to points at the bottom and spread at the top to establish the continuous circular or elliptical base needed for a dome. In masonry the pendentives thus receive the weight of the dome, concentrating it at the four corners where it can be received by the piers beneath. Prior to the pendentive's development, builders used the device of corbelling or squinches in the corners of a room. Pendentives commonly occurred in Orthodox, Renaissance, and Baroque churches, with a drum with windows often inserted between the pendentives and the dome. The first experimentation with pendentives began with Roman dome construction in the 2nd–3rd century AD, while full development of the form came in the 6th-century Eastern Roman Hagia Sophia at Constantinople.

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1. Pendentivenoun

   the portion of a vault by means of which the square space in the middle of a building is brought to an octagon or circle to receive a cupola

2. Pendentivenoun

   the part of a groined vault which is supported by, and springs from, one pier or corbel

3. Etymology: [F. pendentif, fr. L. pendere to hang.]

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1. Pendentive

   A pendentive is a constructive device permitting the placing of a circular dome over a square room or an elliptical dome over a rectangular room. The pendentives, which are triangular segments of a sphere, taper to points at the bottom and spread at the top to establish the continuous circular or elliptical base needed for the dome. In masonry the pendentives thus receive the weight of the dome, concentrating it at the four corners where it can be received by the piers beneath. Prior to the pendentive's development, the device of corbelling or the use of the squinch in the corners of a room had been employed. Pendentives were commonly used in Orthodox, Renaissance, and Baroque churches, with a drum with windows often inserted between the pendentives and the dome. The first experimentation with pendentives were made in Roman dome construction beginning in the 2nd–3rd century AD, while full development of the form was achieved in the 6th century Eastern Roman Hagia Sophia at Constantinople. The diameter of its central dome remained unsurpassed anywhere in the world until the Renaissance Florence Cathedral, itself not a pendentive dome.

How to pronounce pendentive?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pendentive in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pendentive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pendentive
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pendentive
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pendentive
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=pendentive