PEDIMENT meaning: Triangular upper part, classical architecture

We found 36 dictionaries that define the word Pediment:

General (26 matching dictionaries)

pediment: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
pediment: Merriam-Webster
pediment: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
pediment: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
pediment: Collins English Dictionary
pediment: Vocabulary.com
Pediment, pediment: Wordnik
pediment: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
pediment: Wiktionary
pediment: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
pediment: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
pediment: Infoplease Dictionary
pediment: Dictionary.com
pediment: Online Etymology Dictionary
Pediment (geology), Pediment: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Pediment: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
pediment: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
pediment: Rhymezone
Pediment: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
pediment: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
pediment: FreeDictionary.org
pediment: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
pediment: Mnemonic Dictionary
pediment: TheFreeDictionary.com

Art (3 matching dictionaries)

pediment: ArtLex Lexicon of Visual Art Terminology
PEDIMENT: The Britannia Lexicon (Middle Ages Glossary)
pediment: Glossary of Medieval Art and Architecture

Business (1 matching dictionary)

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Computing (1 matching dictionary)

pediment: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)

Pediment: Castle Terms

Science (1 matching dictionary)

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Tech (3 matching dictionaries)

pediment: Glossary of Medieval Architecture
Lake and Water Word Glossary (No longer online)
Urban Conservation Glossary (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (pediment)

▸ noun: (architecture) A classical architectural element consisting of a triangular section or gable found above the horizontal superstructure (entablature) which lies immediately upon the columns; fronton.
▸ noun: (geology) A very gently sloping (0.5°-7°) inclined bedrock surface.

Opposite:

entablature, frieze, architrave

Types:

Corinthian, Doric, Ionic, Tuscan, Composite, more...

Phrases:

broken pediment, open pediment, gooseneck pediment, more...

Adjectives:

triangular, broken, east, segmental, west, open, eastern, western, central, bay, classical

Colors:

ivory, beige, sandstone, taupe, cream, more...

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