Associations to the word «Pendent»
Noun
- Variable
- Dependent
- Malaya
- Jurisdiction
- Independent
- Flower
- Th
- De
- Parameter
- Frequency
- Inflorescence
- Ing
- Independence
- Ear
- Con
- Chain
- Sample
- Ph
- Factor
- Individual
- Nation
- Temperature
- Function
- Organization
- Bough
- Constitution
- Penetration
- Regression
- Subsistence
- Wavelength
- Status
- Fibre
- Clinician
- Parchment
- Contractor
- Twig
- Cradle
- Whisker
- Nest
- Bunch
- Gel
- Hang
- Polymer
- Ornament
- Evergreen
- Livelihood
- Elm
- Variance
- Plaintiff
- Shrub
- Autonomy
- Backbone
- Oriole
- Commonwealth
- Dent
- Dimension
- Dis
- Velocity
- Clause
- Input
- Waving
- Starr
- Counsel
- Entity
- Assumption
- Curl
Adjective
Wiktionary
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.
Dictionary definition
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".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.