'Pendentive' definitions:
Definition of 'Pendentive'
From: GCIDE
- Pendentive \Pen*den"tive\ (p[e^]n*d[e^]nt"[i^]v), n. [F. pendentif, fr. L. pendere to hang.] (Arch.) (a) 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. (b) The part of a groined vault which is supported by, and springs from, one pier or corbel. [1913 Webster]