pendent

Speech parts

1. pendent - Noun

2. pendent - Adjective

3. pendent - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Supported from above; suspended; depending; pendulous; hanging; as, a pendent leaf.

Jutting over; projecting; overhanging.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

dependent pendant chandelier side coulomb edge suspended lateral flowing hanging unfinished trailing pending doubtful swinging
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Antonyms

strong independent separate determined well-known resolved
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Hypernyms

adornment lighting fixture

Hyponyms

lavalliere lavaliere lavalier

Phrases with the word

be pendent

Examples

a pendant bunch of grapes Source: Internet

A pendent pine resin seal on a parchment tag attached to an English deed dated 1638. Source: Internet

Carboxyl terminated butadiene- acrylonitrile copolymer containing pendent carboxyl functionality. Source: Internet

These "pendent" seal impressions dangled below the documents they authenticated, to which the attachment tag was sewn or otherwise attached (single-sided seals were treated in the same way). Source: Internet

Jenkinson 1968, p. 13. New 2010, p. 41. The matrices for pendent seals were sometimes accompanied by a smaller counter-seal, which would be used to impress a small emblem on the reverse of the impression. Source: Internet

Other pendent seals were double-sided, with elaborate and equally-sized obverses and reverses. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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