pendentive

noun

pen·​den·​tive pen-ˈden-tiv 

: one of the concave triangular members that support a dome over a square space

Illustration of pendentive

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Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French pendentif, going back to Middle French, from Latin pendent-, pendens, present participle of pendēre "to hang" + Middle French -if, noun derivative of -if -ive — more at pendent

First Known Use

1728, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pendentive

• agentive
• attentive
• incentive
• inventive
• preventive
• retentive
• disincentive
• inattentive