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Pendentive   Listen
noun
Pendentive  n.  (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.






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