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Meaning of Pediment | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

ˈpɛd.ɪ.mənt

Definitions

A classical architectural element consisting of a triangular section or gable found above the horizontal superstructure (entablature) which lies immediately upon the columns; fronton.
A very gently sloping (0.5°-7°) inclined bedrock surface.

Equivalents

العربية القوس

Български фронтон

Català frontó

Deutsch Bekrönung Frontispiz Fronton Frontspieß Giebel Giebeldreieck Giebelfeld Pedimentfläche Ziergiebel

Ελληνικά αέτωμα

Español frontón

Suomi frontoni päätykolmio

Français fronton pédiment

Íslenska bjór gaflbrík gaflhlað

Italiano frontone

Latina fastīgium

Nederlands fronton

Polski fronton naczółek przyczółek

Português frontão

Русский фронтон

Svenska fronton

ไทย จั่ว หน้าจั่ว

Türkçe alınlık

Examples

“Passing the Congregation Shearith Israel on Central Park West (a white whale of a building with a triangular pediment supported by four count ’em four massive Corinthian columns), Professor Solanka scurrying through the downpour remembered the newly bat-mitzvahed thirteen-year-old girl he’d glimpsed through the side door, […]”

CEFR level

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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Meaning of Pediment | Babel Free

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