pediment

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Synonyms: sediment, penitent, impediment, regiment, rudiment, piment, sepiment, pediments, ledgment, pentiment, pedimane

Antonyms: sediment, penitent, impediment, regiment, rudiment, piment, sepiment, pediments, ledgment, pentiment, pedimane

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|architectural element}} A classical [[architectural]] [[element]] consisting of a [[triangular]] section or [[gable]] found above the [[horizontal]] [[superstructure]] ([[entablature]]) which lies immediately upon the [[column]]s; [[fronton]].
2. {{lb|en|geology}} A very gently sloping (0.5°-7°) inclined [[bedrock]] surface.

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