Pendent(a.) Supported from above; suspended; depending; pendulous; hanging; as, a pendent leaf.
Pendent(a.) Jutting over; projecting; overhanging.
Pendentive(n.) 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.
Pendentive(n.) The part of a groined vault which is supported by, and springs from, one pier or corbel.
Pendently(adv.) In a pendent manner.
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