pediment

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Noun

pediment (plural pediments)

1. (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

Translations

architectural element

• Finnish: päätykolmio (fi), frontoni (fi)
• French: fronton (fr) m
• Greek: αέτωμα (el) (aétoma) n
• Icelandic: bjór (is) m, gaflbrík (is) f, gaflhlað (is) n

• Italian: frontone (it) m
• Russian: фронтон (ru) (fronton) m
• Spanish: frontón (es) m

Related terms

• tympanum