- pediment
- \ \ see PYRAMID
Word origins - 2ed. J. Ayto. 2005.
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pédiment — [ pedimɑ̃ ] n. m. • 1937; angl. pediment « fronton » ♦ Géol. Glacis d érosion développé sur une roche dure, typique des régions désertiques. Aplanissement formé par des pédiments contigus (ou pédiplaine n. f. ). ● pédiment nom masculin (anglais… … Encyclopédie Universelle
pediment — pedimént s. n., pl. pediménte Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic PEDIMÉNT s.n. (geol.) Câmpie de eroziune, situată la piciorul munţilor din deşert şi acoperită cu aluviuni. [< fr. pédiment, engl. pediment]. Trimis de… … Dicționar Român
Pediment — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Pediment Se trata de un glacis modelado sobre roca uniformente dura. Su forma es muy similar a la del glacis, pero con diferencias tales como que el contacto con la pendiente es brusco, recibe el nombre de knick y… … Wikipedia Español
Pediment — (lateinisch: Fuß) ist eine Gebirgsfußfläche, also eine schmale Übergangszone zwischen Gebirge und Ebene, welche im Gegensatz zum Glacis, schuttfrei ist. Nach H. Zepp: Geomorphologie (2004) wird die Pediplanation als Prozess der Bildung von… … Deutsch Wikipedia
pediment — pedìment (pedimȅnt) m DEFINICIJA geogr. blaga kosina gorskog podnožja ETIMOLOGIJA lat. pes: noga … Hrvatski jezični portal
Pediment — Ped i*ment, n. [L. pes, pedis, a foot. See {Foot}.] (Arch.) Originally, in classical architecture, the triangular space forming the gable of a simple roof; hence, a similar form used as a decoration over porticoes, doors, windows, etc.; also, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pediment — triangular part of the facade of a Greek style building, 1660s, alteration of periment, peremint (1590s), apparently a dialectal garbling of PYRAMID (Cf. pyramid), the connection perhaps being the triangular shape. Sometimes associated with ped… … Etymology dictionary
pediment — ► NOUN Architecture ▪ the triangular upper part of the front of a classical building, typically set over a portico. ORIGIN perhaps an alteration of PYRAMID(Cf. ↑pyramid) … English terms dictionary
pediment — [ped′i mənt] n. [altered (after L pes, gen. pedis,FOOT) < earlier periment, prob. altered < PYRAMID] 1. a low pitched gable on the front of some buildings in the Grecian style of architecture: see PORTICO 2. any similar triangular piece… … English World dictionary
Pediment — The upper part of the Greek National Academy building in Athens, showing the pediment with sculptures This article is about the architectural element. For the landform, see Pediment (geology). A pediment is a classical architectural element… … Wikipedia
pediment — pedimental /ped euh men tl/, adj. pedimented /ped euh men tid, meuhn /, adj. /ped euh meuhnt/, n. 1. (in classical architecture) a low gable, typically triangular with a horizontal cornice and raking cornices, surmounting a colonnade, an end wall … Universalium
