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pendentive noun

  • (architecture) The concave triangular sections of vaulting that provide the transition between a dome and the square base on which it is set and transfer the weight of the dome.
 Pendentif, Eckzwickel

pendent adjective

  /ˈpɛndənt/
  • Dangling, drooping, hanging down or suspended.
 Hänge-, anhängig, aufgehängt, hängend, schwebend, überhängend
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