pediment en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɛd.ɪ.mənt/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From the earlier form peremint, perhaps a dialectal alteration of pyramid, under the influence of -ment.
Meanings
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A classical architectural element consisting of a triangular section or gable found above the horizontal superstructure (entablature) which lies immediately upon the columns; fronton.
Passing the Congregation Shearith Israel on Central Park West (a white whale of a building with a triangular pediment supported by four count ’em four massive Corinthian columns), Professor Solanka scurrying through the downpour remembered the newly bat-mitzvahed thirteen-year-old girl he’d glimpsed through the side door, […]
2001, Salman Rushdie, Fury: A Novel, London: Jonathan Cape, →ISBN, page 5:
- A very gently sloping (0.5°-7°) inclined bedrock surface.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pediments | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
pedimented · gooseneck pediment · pedimental
Relateds
Translations (33)
pl przyczółek (architectural element) · pl fronton (architectural element) · io frontono (architectural element) · de Frontispiz (architectural element) · de Giebelfeld (architectural element) · fr fronton (architectural element) · la fastīgium (architectural element) · de Pedimentfläche (architectural element) · sv fronton (architectural element) · de Giebeldreieck (architectural element) · de Ziergiebel (architectural element) · de Frontspieß (architectural element) · fi frontoni (architectural element) · es frontón (architectural element) · nl fronton (architectural element) · is gaflbrík (architectural element) · de Bekrönung (architectural element) · el αέτωμα (architectural element) · cs štít (architectural element) · ota آلنلق (architectural element) · et frontoon (architectural element) · fi päätykolmio (architectural element) · it frontone (architectural element) · is bjór (architectural element) · de Fronton (architectural element) · de Giebel (architectural element) · tr alınlık (architectural element) · grc ἀέτωμα (architectural element) · ca frontó (architectural element) · ru фронто́н (architectural element) · is gaflhlað (architectural element) · pt frontão (architectural element) · bg фронтон (architectural element)