pendentive中文什么意思

n.
【建筑】穹隅。 a pendentive dome 三角穹圆顶。

• pendentive bracketing:    隅折
• pendentive dome:    三角穹圆顶

百科释义

A pendentive is a constructive device permitting the placing of a circular dome over a square room or an elliptical dome over a rectangular room.The Columbia Encyclopedia, sixth edition The pendentives, which are triangular segments of a sphere, taper to points at the bottom and spread at the top to establish the continuous circular or elliptical base needed for the dome.