pendentive 的 2 个定义
Architecture.
- any of several spandrels, in the form of spherical triangles, forming a transition between the circular plan of a dome and the polygonal plan of the supporting masonry.
- any of several masonry devices, as squinches or trompes, for forming a transition between a circular or polygonal construction, as a dome or lantern, and supporting masonry of a different plan.
- functioning as, or substituting for, a pendentive: pendentive corbeling.
更多pendentive例句
- The last pendentive of the vaulting rests on a single shaft springing directly from a head-corbel.
- The westernmost pendentive on either side rests on a Perpendicular corbel carved with delicate foliage.
- The pendentive under the dome is similar in its construction to those under the dome of the curious church of Ainay, at Lyons.
- In these examples a pendentive is formed at each angle of the square, and thus the octagonal base is formed for the vault.
- The playful little fellow on the clouds below St. Matthew's feet looks across at the sprites of the opposite pendentive.