Pendent

Pendent

Relating to the triangular segments composing the structure of a dome, something pendent may be viewed as any member of a support system (i.e: a section of a dome; or, organically, a parent/guardian in a nuclear family).

A pendent most often requires one or more of the same as itself to completely function. For example, one playing card requires another against it in order to stand vertically.

Something dependent, further, is an object or unit which is not supportive itself, but requires the support of pendents (together as an independent) to exist in its position (e.g. a spire on a cathedral dome).

An independent unit is one which does not require the specific support of the pendent; It is not dependent. Conceivably, an independent can serve a function similar to a pendent since the independent is capable of supporting a dependent unit, but with or without support from other independents.The pendent, again, is generally useless alone, meaning it is usually dependent, itself, on enough pendents to complete an independent unit.

More so, describing something such as a pendentive.


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  • pendent — pen·dent / pen dənt/ adj [Middle French pendant suspended, present participle of pendre to hang, ultimately from Latin pendēre] 1: remaining undetermined: pending (1) a pendent suit 2: of, relating to, or being the basis of pendent jurisdiction… …   Law dictionary

  • Pendent — Pend ent, a. [L. pendens, entis, p. pr. of pendere to hang, to be suspended. Cf. {Pendant}.] 1. Supported from above; suspended; depending; pendulous; hanging; as, a pendent leaf. The pendent world. Shak. [1913 Webster] Often their tresses, when… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pendent — pendent:⇨schwebend(1) …   Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme

  • pendent — (adj.) c.1600, respelling of M.E. pendaunt hanging, overhanging (see PENDANT (Cf. pendant)) on model of its L. original, pendentem (nom. pendens), prp. of pendere to hang …   Etymology dictionary

  • pendent — *suspended, pendulous …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • pendent — ► ADJECTIVE 1) hanging down. 2) pending. DERIVATIVES pendency noun …   English terms dictionary

  • pendent — [pen′dənt] adj. [ME pendaunt: see PENDANT] 1. hanging; suspended 2. overhanging 3. undecided; pending n. PENDANT pendently adv …   English World dictionary

  • pendent — pendently, adv. /pen deuhnt/, adj. Also, pendant. 1. hanging or suspended: a pendent lamp. 2. overhanging; jutting; projecting: pendent cliffs. 3. undecided; undetermined; pending: a lawsuit that is still pendent. 4. impending. n. 5. pendant.… …   Universalium

  • pendent — 1. pendènt prép. pendent. voir mentre, enterin, entanto 2. pendènt m. pendent d oreille …   Diccionari Personau e Evolutiu

  • pendent — or pendant adjective Etymology: Middle English pendaunt Date: 14th century 1. jutting or leaning over ; overhanging < a pendent cliff > 2. supported from above ; suspended < icicles pendent from the eaves > 3. remaining undeter …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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