🔤 Pendentive

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URDU

محرابی کونہ
🅰️ Roman Urdu:
Mehrabi Kona
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ENGLISH

📚noun
pendentive
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PRONUNCIATION

Standard: pɛnˈdɛntɪv
Phonetic: pen-DEN-tiv
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DEFINITION

A Curved Triangle Of Vaulting Formed By The Intersection Of A Dome With Its Supporting Arches
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

The pendentive allowed the transition from a square base to a circular dome. Byzantine architects mastered the use of the pendentive in their grand structures.
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