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Pediment vs Gable - What's the difference?

pediment | gable |

In architecture terms the difference between pediment and gable

is that pediment is a classical architectural element consisting of a triangular section or gable found above the horizontal superstructure (entablature) which lies immediately upon the columns; fronton while gable is the triangular area of external wall adjacent to two meeting sloped roofs.

pediment

English

(wikipedia pediment)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (architecture) A classical architectural element consisting of a triangular section or gable found above the horizontal superstructure (entablature) which lies immediately upon the columns; fronton.

    • Related terms

    * tympanum

    gable

    English

    (wikipedia gable)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) gable (compare modern French ).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (architecture) The triangular area of external wall adjacent to two meeting sloped roofs.
    • Derived terms
    * gable roof
    See also
    * pediment

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A cable.
    • (Chapman)
    (Webster 1913)

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