pediments

English - Turkish

Definition of pediments in English Turkish dictionary: alınlıkları
pediment: (İnşaat) pediment
pediment: kapı üstündeki üçgen şeklinde süs
pediment: bina cephelerindeki üçgen şeklinde kısım
pediment: (isim) alınlık (bina)
pediment: {i} alınlık (bina)
pediment: alınlık bina

English - English

Definition of pediments in English English dictionary: plural of pediment
pediment: A classical architectural element consisting of a triangular section or gable found above the horizontal superstructure (entablature) which lies immediately upon the columns; fronton
pediment: {n} an ornamental crowning of fronts
pediment: In classical style the low pitched gable above the entablature; since Renaissance times, any roof end
pediment: In classical architecture, a low-pitched gable above a portico; also a similar feature above doors in homes It may be straight or curved, "broken'' in the center, or solid
pediment: An ornamental crest running across the top of tall 18th century piece such as high boy or chests
pediment: A gradually sloping bedrock surface located at the base of fluvial-eroded mountain range Found in arid locations and normally covered by fluvial deposits
pediment: An architectural term for the triangular end on a roof; also used to describe the decorative carved pieces on the cornices of bureau bookcases, tallboys, high cabinets etc
pediment: a triangular gable between a horizontal entablature and a sloping roof
pediment: An ornamental crest running across the top of tall 18th century piece such as highboy or chests
pediment: the triangular face of a roof gable in its classical form
pediment: (Geology) A broad, gently sloping rock surface at the base of a steeper slope, often covered with alluvium, formed primarily by erosion
pediment: Low-pitched gable over porticos, doors, windows
pediment: A gently sloping surface, usually covered with gravel, the result of erosion
pediment: equivalent in Classical architecture of a gable; a triangular head or topping
pediment: A pediment is a large triangular structure built over a door or window as a decoration. a three-sided part above the entrance to a building, especially on the buildings of ancient Greece (periment (16-17 centuries), perhaps from pyramid). In Classical architecture, a triangular gable crowning a portico or facade. The pediment was the crowning feature of the Greek temple front. The pediment's triangular wall surface, or tympanum, was often decorated with sculpture. The Romans adapted the pediment as a purely decorative form to finish doors, windows, and niches, sometimes using a series of alternating triangular and segmentally curved pediments, a motif revived in the Italian High Renaissance. Baroque-era designers developed many varieties of broken, scrolled, and reverse-curved pediments. In geology, any relatively flat surface of bedrock (exposed or lightly covered with soil or gravel) that occurs at the base of a mountain or as a plain having no associated mountain. Pediments are most conspicuous in basin-and-range-type desert areas throughout the world, but they also occur in humid areas. In the tropics, the surfaces tend to be covered with soil and obscured by vegetation. Many tropical river towns are situated on pediments, which offer easier building sites than the steep hillsides above or the river marshes below
pediment: The triangular space formed by the roof cornices on a Greek or Roman temple
pediment: In Classical architecture, a triangular piece of wall above the entablature
pediment: Large ornamental detail over a door or passage, often triangular in shape similar to the gable end of a building
pediment: the architectural structure above a window, door, or porch -- either triangular or segmental (an arc, or segment of a circle); an open pediment has the center of its top missing, and a broken pediment has the center of its base missing
pediment: {i} triangular form on the front of a building that creates the peak of the roof; triangular form resembling a gable located above church or window
pediment: a classical architectural element consisting of a triangular section or gable found above the horizontal superstructure (entablature) which lies immediately upon the columns
pediment: A broad surface at the base of a receding mountain The pediment develops when running water erodes most of the mass of the mountain
pediment: also, a rounded or broken frontal having a similar position and use
pediment: a broad, gently sloping erosion surface or plain of low relief, typically developed by running water Mesa Field Trip
pediment: 1 In classical architecture, the triangular space forming the gable end of a roof above the horizontal cornice 2 An ornamental gable, usually triangular, above a door or window
pediment: The low-pitched triangular form created by two sloped roofs of a building, or over porticos, doorways, or windows Pediments are often framed by a raking cornice
pediment: A wide, low-pitched gable found in classical style buildings either at the top of façades or over window and door openings
pediment: Originally, in classical architecture, the triangular space forming the gable of a simple roof; hence, a similar form used as a decoration over porticoes, doors, windows, etc
pediment: A low-pitched gable above a portico (above a door or window)
pediment: A low pitched gable crowning a portico, often containing sculpture
pediment: An ornamental, typically triangular, crown on case furniture such as cabinets and secretaries See also Bonnet Top
pediment: Low-pitched triangular head or cap "Broken pediment" is not solid and often contains additional trim in open area
pediment: The triangular end of a gable,or a triangular ornamental element resembling it, defined by a moulding (or series of mouldings) along its three edges