pendent
Pronunciation:
/ˈpɛndənt/noun
Definitions
A supporting post attached to the main rafter.
A piece of jewellery which hangs down as an ornament, especially worn on a chain around the neck.
The dangling part of an earring.
A short rope hanging down, used to attach hooks for tackles; a pennant.
adjective
Definitions
Dangling, drooping, hanging down or suspended.
Pending in various senses.
(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.
(grammar, of a sentence) incomplete in some sense, such as lacking a finite verb.