pendent

IPA: pˈɛndʌnt

Alternative spelling of pendant [(architecture) A supporting post attached to the main rafter.]

Dangling, drooping, hanging down or suspended.
Pending (in various senses).
(architecture, of a structure) Either hanging in some sense, or constructed of multiple elements such as the voussoirs of an arch or the pendentives of a dome, none of which can stand on its own, but which in combination are stable.
(heraldry) Hanging or pointed downward; (of a crescent) with its horns pointing downward.
(grammar, of a sentence) Incomplete in some sense, such as lacking a finite verb.
(obsolete) Projecting over something; overhanging.

Examples of "pendent" in Sentences

A similar distinction persists with pendant/pendent.
_Lambrequin_: Originally a kind of pendent scarf or covering attached to
Their lips were less flabby and pendent, and their eye-teeth did not look so much like fangs.
But people in codependent relationships can quickly spiral into destructive, dysfunctional patterns of behavior.
From bent wood pendent lights to sculptural steel plant walls, their portfolio is chalk full of inventive and inspiring pieces.
The moisture that exhaled with his breath crusted his lips and mustache with pendent ice and formed a miniature glacier on his chin.
The diamond is set in a pendent in which it is encircled by sixteen white diamonds, indeed an excellent engagement ring for your loved one.
This week reaffirms that America's public discourse remains shrouded under a right-wing paradigm, for which many of us remain codependent enablers.
Hams and bacon hung pendent from the heavy rafters, and a line of dish towels and clean shirts behind the range suggested something of the modern cosy, or uncosy, corner.