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pediment
[ped-uh-muhnt]
noun
(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.
any imitation of this, often fancifully treated, used to crown an opening, a monument, etc., or to form part of a decorative scheme.
Geology., a gently sloping rock surface at the foot of a steep slope, as of a mountain, usually thinly covered with alluvium.
pediment
/ ˈpɛdɪmənt /
noun
a low-pitched gable, esp one that is triangular, as used in classical architecture
a gently sloping rock surface, formed through denudation under arid conditions
pediment
A broad, gently sloping rock surface at the base of a steeper slope such as a mountain, often covered with alluvium. Pediments are formed through the exposure of bedrock by erosional processes, such as the flow of water. Pediments are usually found in arid regions where there is little vegetation to hold the overlying soil.
Other Word Forms
- pedimental adjective
- pedimented adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of pediment1
Example Sentences
On many ornate facades in the city center, full-length windows topped with curlicued pediments are boarded over.
“My inspiration comes from temple pediments, from images on vases, because there is nothing that has been preserved — no movement, no dance — from antiquity,” she said.
Her casket will be carried up the steps in front of the court, passing under the iconic words engraved on the pediment, “Equal Justice Under Law,” and placed in the court’s Great Hall.
Free-standing statues filled the triangular pediments that stood above the marble columns on the building’s short sides.
The collection includes 15 sculpted relief panels and figures of gods and heroes from the temple's pediments.
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