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pediment (s) (noun), pediments (pl)
In geology, a broad, gently sloping, low-relief erosion surface: A pediment is composed primarily of bare rock that develops in an arid or semiarid region at the base of a receding mountain slope.
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pediment
The triangular space, sometimes covered with sculpture, at the end of a Greek temple, formed by the angle of the roof.
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