Pediment (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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  1. (in classical architecture) a low gable, typically triangular with a horizontal cornice and raking cornices, surmounting a colonnade, an end wall, or a major division of a façade.
  2. any imitation of this, often fancifully treated, used to crown an opening, a monument, etc., or to form part of a decorative scheme.
  3. a gently sloping rock surface at the foot of a steep slope, as of a mountain, usually thinly covered with alluvium.
noun
  1. a low-pitched gable, esp one that is triangular, as used in classical architecture
  2. a gently sloping rock surface, formed through denudation under arid conditions
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