As nouns the difference between pediment and piedmont
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 piedmont is any region of foothills of a mountain range.
As a proper noun Piedmont is
region in the north of Italy.
As an adjective piedmont is
formed or lying at the foot of a mountain range.
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
piedmont
Proper noun
(
en proper noun)
Region in the north of Italy.
The region of the eastern US between the Appalachian mountains and the coastal plain, extending from eastern Alabama to northern New Jersey.
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