Definition of pediment Pediment
ped•i•ment
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What does pediment mean?
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NounPlural: pediments |
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| pediment - a triangular gable between a horizontal entablature and a sloping roof |
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- pediment (Noun)
A classical architectural element consisting of a triangular section or gable found above the horizontal superstructure entablature which lies immediately upon the columns; fronton.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- pediment (n.)
Originally, in classical architecture, the triangular space forming the gable of a simple roof; hence, a similar form used as a decoration over porticoes, doors, windows, etc.; also, a rounded or broken frontal having a similar position and use. See Temple.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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ped′i-ment, n. (archit.) a triangular or circular ornament which crowns the fronts of buildings, and serves as a finish to the tops of doors, windows, porticoes, &c.—adjs. Pediment′al; Ped′imented, furnished with a pediment: like a pediment. [L. pedamentum—pes, pedis, the foot.]
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🔤- pediment, noun, singular of pediments.
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