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PENDENT
pendent, pendant, dependent
(adjective) held from above and hanging down; “a pendant bunch of grapes”
chandelier, pendant, pendent
(noun) branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling
pendant, pendent
(noun) an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
pendent (comparative more pendent, superlative most pendent)
Dangling, drooping, hanging down or suspended.
pending in various senses.
(architecture, of a structure) either hanging in some sense, or constructed of multiple elements such as the voussoirs of an arch or the pendentives of a dome, none of which can stand on its own, but which in combination are stable.
(grammar, of a sentence) incomplete in some sense, such as lacking a finite verb.
(obsolete) Projecting over something; overhanging.
Noun
pendent (plural pendents)
Alternative spelling of pendant
Source: Wiktionary
Pend"ent, a. Etym: [L. pendens, -entis, p.pr. of pendere to hang, to be suspended. Cf. Pendant.]
1. Supported from above; suspended; depending; pendulous; hanging; as, a pendent leaf. "The pendent world." Shak. Often their tresses, when shaken, with pendent icicles tinkle. Longfellow.
2. Jutting over; projecting; overhanging. "A vapor sometime like a . . . pendent rock." Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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