pendent
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pen·dent1
also pen·dant (pĕn'dənt) 
adj.
adj.
- Hanging down; dangling; suspended.
- Projecting; overhanging.
- Awaiting settlement; pending.
[Middle English pendant (influenced by Latin pendēns, pendent-, present participle of pendēre, to hang), from Old French. See pendant1.]
pendently pen'dent·ly adv.Random House Word Menu:
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- Fixed Positions and Points - pendent: (adj) suspended, hanging
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Pendent
Not to be confused with pendant.
Pendent in general is an adjective that describes the condition of hanging, either figuratively or literally.[1] It is sometimes (mis)-spelt "pendant", but that form is best reserved for the noun.
In Botany and anatomy the term applies to hanging forms of organs such as leaves, branches, limbs and the like, organs that otherwise might be rigid or erect.
In various senses, such as legal matters, pendent can mean "pending"
In grammar a pendent sentence is incomplete in some formal sense, such as in lacking a finite verb.
Relating to the concave triangular segments composing the structure of a dome, something pendent may be viewed as any member of a support system (i.e.: a section of a dome; or, organically, a parent/guardian in a nuclear family).
A pendent component of a structure or system most often requires one or more of the same as itself to be functional. For example, one playing card requires another against it in order to stand vertically. This commonly leads to special requirements for scaffolding or similar expedients during construction.
Referring to something as dependent may mean that it is an object or unit which is not supportive itself, but requires pendents (combined as an independent) to support its position (e.g. a spire on a cathedral dome).
- ^ Brown, Lesley (1993). The New shorter Oxford English dictionary on historical principles. Oxford [Eng.]: Clarendon. ISBN 0-19-861271-0.
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Pendent
Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - hængende, uafgjort
2.
n. - hængelampe, øresmykke
Nederlands (Dutch)
(neer/over)hangend, nog bezig
Français (French)
1.
adj. - suspendu, accroché, qui avance, qui dépasse, en surplomb, (Jur) en instance, (gén) en souffrance
2.
n. - pendentif, pendeloque, lustre
Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - herabhängend
2.
n. - Anhänger
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (επι)κρεμάμενος, εκκρεμής
n. - κρεμαστό κόσμημα, παντατίφ, κρεμαστό σκεύος, μπρελόκ
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - pendente, suspenso, incompleto
n. - pendente (m)
Русский (Russian)
нерешенный, свисающий
Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - que sobresale, que pende, que cuelga, péndulo, salidizo, añadido
2.
n. - pendiente, colgante
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - hängande, utskjutande, oavgjord, ej fastställd
n. - pendang, hängsmycke
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 下垂的, 向外伸出的, 突出的, 吊着的, 未定的, 未决的
2. 下垂物
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
adj. - 下垂的, 向外伸出的, 突出的, 吊著的, 未定的, 未決的
2.
n. - 下垂物
한국어 (Korean)
1.
adj. - 매달린, 구문이 불완전한, 현안의
2.
n. - 늘어뜨린 장식(목걸이.팔찌 등), 단대공
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - たれさがる, 未決の, ぶら下がった, 突き出た
n. - たれさがったもの, たれ飾り
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) متدلي (الاسم) حلي, حليه متدليه
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - תלוי ועומד, תלוי
n. - משפט ללא פועל מוטה (דקדוק)
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