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pediment

ped·i·ment
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ped-uh-muh nt]
    • /ˈpɛd ə mənt/
    • /ˈped.ɪ.mənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ped-uh-muh nt]
    • /ˈpɛd ə mənt/

Definitions of pediment word

  • noun pediment (in classical architecture) a low gable, typically triangular with a horizontal cornice and raking cornices, surmounting a colonnade, an end wall, or a major division of a façade. 1
  • noun pediment any imitation of this, often fancifully treated, used to crown an opening, a monument, etc., or to form part of a decorative scheme. 1
  • noun pediment Geology. a gently sloping rock surface at the foot of a steep slope, as of a mountain, usually thinly covered with alluvium. 1
  • noun pediment architecture: triangle below sloped roof 1
  • noun pediment rocks at foot of steep slope 1
  • countable noun pediment A pediment is a large triangular structure built over a door or window as a decoration. 0
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Origin of pediment

First appearance:

before 1655
One of the 46% oldest English words
1655-65; earlier pedament, pedement, alteration, by association with Latin pēs (stem ped-) foot, of earlier peremint, perhaps an unlearned alteration of pyramid; (def 3) by construal as pedi- + -ment

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Parts of speech for Pediment

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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pediment popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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Synonyms for pediment

noun pediment

  • bottom — The bottom of something is the lowest or deepest part of it.
  • depths — a vast space or abyss
All 2 Synonyms of pediment

Antonyms for pediment

noun pediment

  • impediment — obstruction; hindrance; obstacle.
Just one Antonym for pediment

Top questions with pediment

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Related words

  • swan's neck pediment

    a broken pediment, the outline of which consists of a pair of S -curves tangent to the cornice level at the ends of the pediment, rising to a pair of scrolls on either side of the center, where a finial often rises between the scrolls.

  • broken pediment

    a pediment, as over a doorway or window, having its raking cornice interrupted at the crown or apex.

  • acroterium

    an ornament positioned on top of an acroter

  • bonnet top

    a top to a secretary, highboy, etc., following in outline a broken pediment on the front.

  • constitution mirror

    an oblong Chippendale mirror, usually of mahogany or walnut with gilt detail, having a frame with a fanciful outline emphasized by a raised molding that is topped with a scrolled broken pediment with a central finial, often in the form of a bird.

  • dome top

    a top to a desk, secretary, or the like having the form of a semicircular pediment.
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