PEDIMENT


Meaning of PEDIMENT in English

n.1 a the triangular front part of a building in Grecian style, surmounting esp. a portico of columns. b a similar part of a building in Roman or Renaissance style.

2 Geol. a broad flattish rock surface at the foot of a mountain slope.

Derivatives:

pedimental adj. pedimented adj.

Etymology: earlier pedament, periment, perh. corrupt. of PYRAMID

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.