noun Télécharger 🔗Partager Pendentif 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. Examples : "The architect explained that the dome of the new museum would rest on four pendentives, allowing the circular weight to be distributed evenly to the square foundation below. " L'architecte a expliqué que le dôme du nouveau musée reposerait sur quatre pendentifs, permettant de répartir uniformément le poids circulaire sur la fondation carrée en dessous. architecture building structure Chat avec IAJeu de vocabulairePratiquer la lecture