pediment

A noun referring to a triangular gable situated above a horizontal entablature and beneath a sloping roof, commonly found in classical architecture.

• 🇵🇹Nas artes verbais, um epigrama é uma composição de caráter curtíssimo e incisivo, geralmente em verso, que expressa um pensamento crítico, satírico, encomiástico, elegíaco ou galante. O termo designa tanto a forma poética clássica quanto a sentença breve e mordaz dessa natureza.

1. Architectural element C1 formal art

   A triangular gable-like structure, typically found above the horizontal entablature of a classical building, often supported by columns.

   • The ancient temple featured a beautifully carved pediment.
   • The architect designed a pediment above the main entrance.
   • Sculptures often adorned the pediment of Greek temples.

   🇵🇹Frontão

   Sinônimos: gable

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