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Definition of pendentive
: one of the concave triangular members that support a dome over a square space
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“Pendentive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pendentive. Accessed 8 Mar. 2021.
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The first known use of pendentive was in 1728
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