pendent

/ˈpɛndənt/

IPA: /P EH1 N D AH0 N T/

noun

1
A supporting post attached to the main rafter.
2
A piece of jewellery which hangs down as an ornament, especially worn on a chain around the neck.
3
The dangling part of an earring.
4
A short rope hanging down, used to attach hooks for tackles; a pennant.
5
One of a pair; a counterpart.
“One vase is the pendant to the other vase.”
6
An appendix or addition, as to a book.
7
(in the plural) Testicles.
8
A pendulum.
9
The stem and ring of a watch, by which it is suspended.
10
A lamp hanging from the roof.
11
An ornament of wood or of stone hanging downwards from a roof.
12
A long narrow flag at the head of the principal mast in a royal ship.

adjective

1
Dangling, drooping, hanging down or suspended.
2
Pending in various senses.
3
(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.
4
(grammar, of a sentence) incomplete in some sense, such as lacking a finite verb.
5
Projecting over something; overhanging.

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