pendentive

英音[ penˈdentɪv ] 美音[ penˈdentɪv ]
穹隅
常用释义
n. 穹隅;斗拱;三角拱

例句

1·To allow a dome to rest above a square base, either of two devices was used: the squinch (an arch in each of the corners of a square base that transforms it into an octagon) or the pendentive.

最独特的特点是圆屋顶,要让圆屋顶安置于方形基础上,可利用两种方式:内角拱(方形基础每个角落的拱门变为八角形)或穹隅。

同根词(词根pendent)

pendent adj 悬而未决的;下垂的;未定的;向外伸出的