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How do you use Pendentives in a sentence? See 6 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Pendentives in a sentence

Pendentives meaning

plural of pendentive

Using Pendentives

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of pendentive
  • In the example corpus, pendentives often appears in combinations such as: pendentives of, the pendentives.

Context around Pendentives

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 5 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

triangular 1× west 1×

Often after:

taking 1×

Sentence patterns with Pendentives

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

cupula and pendentives of the 1× down the pendentives and ultimately 1× in the pendentives of domes 1× spandrels called pendentives taking the 1× the triangular pendentives that supported 1× the west pendentives are copies 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

coughlan p 112 1× he executed the 1× hoffman 1999 p 1× these ribs allow 1× they often appear 1× where a dome 1×

Common sentence endings:

ceiling with ornament 1× domes of churches 1× evangelista in reggio 1× onto the pillars 1× remains of them 1× to the foundation 1×

Words around Pendentives

Just before it in the word index:

pendent 6 pendennis 11 pendency 16 pendelton 2 pendatun 2 pendarvis 4

Just after it in the word index:

pender 52 pendere 2 penderecki 13 penderfund 4 pendergast 11 pendergraft 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Pendentives

  • In this selection, "pendentives" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, triangular, west and taking stand out and add context to how "pendentives" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include cupula and pendentives of the and down the pendentives and ultimately. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "pendentives" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with pendentives

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

They often appear in the pendentives of domes or semi-domes of churches. (13 words)

He executed the decoration of the cupula and pendentives of the church of San Giovanni Evangelista in Reggio. (18 words)

These ribs allow the weight of the dome to flow between the windows, down the pendentives, and ultimately to the foundation. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

Where a dome needed to rest on a square or rectangular base, the dome was raised above the level of the supporting pillars, with three-dimensional spandrels called pendentives taking the weight of the dome and concentrating it onto the pillars. (41 words)

Coughlan, p. 112 Michelangelo was originally commissioned to paint the Twelve Apostles on the triangular pendentives that supported the ceiling, and to cover the central part of the ceiling with ornament. (31 words)

Hoffman (1999), p. 207 The other two placed on the west pendentives are copies in paint created by the Fossatis, since they could find no surviving remains of them. (29 words)

Example sentences (6)

Coughlan, p. 112 Michelangelo was originally commissioned to paint the Twelve Apostles on the triangular pendentives that supported the ceiling, and to cover the central part of the ceiling with ornament.

He executed the decoration of the cupula and pendentives of the church of San Giovanni Evangelista in Reggio.

Hoffman (1999), p. 207 The other two placed on the west pendentives are copies in paint created by the Fossatis, since they could find no surviving remains of them.

These ribs allow the weight of the dome to flow between the windows, down the pendentives, and ultimately to the foundation.

They often appear in the pendentives of domes or semi-domes of churches.

Where a dome needed to rest on a square or rectangular base, the dome was raised above the level of the supporting pillars, with three-dimensional spandrels called pendentives taking the weight of the dome and concentrating it onto the pillars.

Common combinations with pendentives

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "pendentives" in a sentence?
An example: "Coughlan, p. 112 Michelangelo was originally commissioned to paint the Twelve Apostles on the triangular pendentives that supported the ceiling, and to cover the central part of the ceiling with ornament." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "pendentives" from authentic English texts.
What does "pendentives" mean?
Pendentives means: plural of pendentive
How many example sentences with "pendentives" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "pendentives", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.