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pendent

 
Dictionary: pen·dent1  pen·dant (pĕn'dənt) pronunciation
also adj.
  1. Hanging down; dangling; suspended.
  2. Projecting; overhanging.
  3. 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.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: supported from above
  Synonyms: dangling, hanging, pendant, suspended


Wikipedia: Pendent
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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 most often requires one or more of the same as itself to completely function. For example, one playing card requires another against it in order to stand vertically.

Something dependent, further, is an object or unit which is not supportive itself, but requires the support of pendents (together as an independent) to exist in its position (e.g. a spire on a cathedral dome).

An independent unit is one which does not require the specific support of the pendent; It is not dependent. Conceivably, an independent can serve a function similar to a pendent since the independent is capable of supporting a dependent unit, but with or without support from other independents. The pendent, again, is generally useless alone, meaning it is usually dependent, itself, on enough pendents to complete an independent unit.

More so, describing something such as a pendentive.



Translations: Pendent
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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

Italiano (Italian)
pendente

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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