pediment

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pediment

/ˈpɛd.ɪ.mənt/ UK

Rhymes with -ɛdɪmənt

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From the earlier form peremint, perhaps a dialectal alteration of pyramid, under the influence of -ment.

noun pediments

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

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noun architectural element

Español	frontón
Português	frontão
Français	fronton
Deutsch	Giebeldreieck, Giebelfeld, Frontispiz, Bekrönung, Fronton, Frontspieß
Italiano	frontone
Ελληνικά	αέτωμα aétoma
Русский	фронто́н frontón

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@misc{pediment_2026,
  title = {pediment},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pediment},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}