Associations to the word «Pendent»

PENDENT, adjective. Dangling, drooping, hanging down or suspended.

PENDENT, adjective. Pending in various senses.

PENDENT, adjective. (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.

PENDENT, adjective. (grammar) (of a sentence) incomplete in some sense, such as lacking a finite verb.

PENDENT, adjective. (obsolete) Projecting over something; overhanging.

PENDENT, noun. Alternative spelling of pendant

PENDENT JURISDICTION, noun. (US) (legal) The authority of a United States federal court to hear a closely related state law claim against a party already facing a federal claim.

PENDENT, noun. An adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring).

PENDENT, noun. Branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling.

PENDENT, adjective. Held from above; "a pendant bunch of grapes".