'Pediment' definitions:
Definition of 'pediment'
From: WordNet
noun
A triangular gable between a horizontal entablature and a sloping roof
Definition of 'Pediment'
From: GCIDE
- Pediment \Ped"i*ment\, n. [L. pes, pedis, a foot. See Foot.] (Arch.) 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. [1913 Webster]