- triangular pediment
- triangular pediment TK Dreieckgiebel m, Giebeldreieck n
English-German dictionary of Architecture and Construction. 2013.
triangular pediment
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pediment — triangular part of the facade of a Greek style building, 1660s, alteration of periment, peremint (1590s), apparently a dialectal garbling of PYRAMID (Cf. pyramid), the connection perhaps being the triangular shape. Sometimes associated with ped… … Etymology dictionary
Pediment — Ped i*ment, n. [L. pes, pedis, a foot. See {Foot}.] (Arch.) Originally, in classical architecture, the triangular space forming the gable of a simple roof; hence, a similar form used as a decoration over porticoes, doors, windows, etc.; also, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pediment — ► NOUN Architecture ▪ the triangular upper part of the front of a classical building, typically set over a portico. ORIGIN perhaps an alteration of PYRAMID(Cf. ↑pyramid) … English terms dictionary
pediment — [ped′i mənt] n. [altered (after L pes, gen. pedis,FOOT) < earlier periment, prob. altered < PYRAMID] 1. a low pitched gable on the front of some buildings in the Grecian style of architecture: see PORTICO 2. any similar triangular piece… … English World dictionary
Pediment — ♦ Triangular low pitched gable over classical portico, or over doorways, windows, etc. (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 413) … Medieval glossary
pediment — pedimental /ped euh men tl/, adj. pedimented /ped euh men tid, meuhn /, adj. /ped euh meuhnt/, n. 1. (in classical architecture) a low gable, typically triangular with a horizontal cornice and raking cornices, surmounting a colonnade, an end wall … Universalium
Pediment — The upper part of the Greek National Academy building in Athens, showing the pediment with sculptures This article is about the architectural element. For the landform, see Pediment (geology). A pediment is a classical architectural element… … Wikipedia
Pediment — A common element of Greco Roman architecture, a pediment is the triangular area on the façade of a temple formed by the slopes of its pitched roof. Greco Roman pediments were usually filled with sculpture reliefs that illustrate the myths of… … Dictionary of Renaissance art
pediment — [[t]pe̱dɪmənt[/t]] pediments N COUNT A pediment is a large triangular structure built over a door or window as a decoration … English dictionary
pediment — A wide, low pitched gable surmounting the façade of a building in the ancient Grecian style. It is formed at the end of a building by the sloping roof and the cornice. Or, a triangular element, similar to or derivative of a Grecian pediment,… … Glossary of Art Terms
pediment — ped·i·ment || pedɪmÉ™nt n. triangular form on the front of a building that creates the peak of the roof; triangular form resembling a gable located above church or window … English contemporary dictionary
