🏛️pediment (pédiment)

noun
/ˈpɛdɪmənt/
fronton triangulaire (fronton triangulaire)

Signification

a triangular gable found above the horizontal structure of a building, often in classical architecture
Traduction de la signification
un fronton triangulaire situé au-dessus de la structure horizontale d'un bâtiment, souvent dans l'architecture classique
un fronton triangulaire situe au-dessus de la structure horizontale d'un batiment, souvent dans l'architecture classique

Phrases d'exemple

The ancient temple had a pediment decorated with sculptures.

Le temple antique avait un fronton décoré de sculptures.
Le temple antique avait un fronton décoré de sculptures.

Synonymes

gable, roof triangle, tympanum, façade top

Antonymes

flat roof, plain wall

Collocations

classical pediment, triangular pediment, temple pediment, decorated pediment

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