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Definition of Pendent
1. Adjective. Held from above. "A pendant bunch of grapes"
2. Noun. An adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring).
Generic synonyms: Adornment
Specialized synonyms: Lavalier, Lavaliere, Lavalliere
Group relationships: Necklace, Drop Earring, Eardrop, Pendant Earring
3. Noun. Branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling.
Definition of Pendent
1. a. Supported from above; suspended; depending; pendulous; hanging; as, a pendent leaf.
Definition of Pendent
1. Adjective. Dangling, drooping or suspended. ¹
2. Adjective. pending in various senses. ¹
3. Adjective. (grammar of a sentence) incomplete in some sense, such as lacking a finite verb. ¹
4. Adjective. (obsolete) Projecting over something; overhanging. ¹
5. Noun. (alternative spelling of pendant) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pendent
1. pendant [n -S] - See also: pendant
Medical Definition of Pendent
1. 1. Supported from above; suspended; depending; pendulous; hanging; as, a pendent leaf. "The pendent world." "Often their tresses, when shaken, with pendent icicles tinkle." (Longfellow) 2. Jutting over; projecting; overhanging. "A vapor sometime like a . . . Pendent rock." Origin: L. Pendens, -entis, p.pr. Of pendere to hang, to be suspended. Cf. Pendant. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pendent
Literary usage of Pendent
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on the Law and Practice of Foreclosing Mortgages on Real Property by Charles Hastings Wiltsie (1889)
"When lis pendent becomes operative. H05. Duration and extent of a (is pendent.
... When notice of lis pendent to be filed. % 811. Recording and indexing Us ..."
2. A Treatise on Equity Jurisprudence, as Administered in the United States of by John Norton Pomeroy, Carter Pitkin Pomeroy (1899)
"By ¡is pendent. S 632. nationale: Bellamy т. Sabine. H 633, 634. ... Statutory notice
of at pendent. H 611-643. 5. By judgments. is 644-665. 6. ..."
3. Plant-geography Upon a Physiological Basis by Andreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper (1903)
"Protective devices of active buds. The sprouting of leaves. pendent leaves and
pendent shoots. Flower-buds under water. Flower-buds with water-calyces, vi. ..."
4. The British Herald; Or, Cabinet of Armorial Bearings of the Nobility by Thomas Robson (1830)
"The badge of the order is, a cross pattée gules, charged with a plain cross,
couped, argent, which, on festivals, is worn pendent to a collar of gold, ..."
5. A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of the Most Eminent Dutch, Flemish, and by John Smith (1831)
"His dress consists of a black silk vest, with open sleeves, showing the white
lining; a white pendent collar, with lace edges; a large cloak, covering the ..."
6. A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of the Most Eminent Dutch, Flemish, and by John Smith (1831)
"His dress consists of a black silk vest, with open sleeves, showing the white
lining; a white pendent collar, with lace edges; a large cloak, covering the ..."
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