Difference between Pediment and Gable

What is the difference between Pediment and Gable?

Pediment as a noun is a classical architectural element consisting of a triangular section or gable found above the horizontal superstructure (entablature) which lies immediately upon the columns. while Gable as a noun is the triangular area of wall adjacent to two sloped roofs.

Pediment

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A classical architectural element consisting of a triangular section or gable found above the horizontal superstructure (entablature) which lies immediately upon the columns.

Gable

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The triangular area of wall adjacent to two sloped roofs.

We hope you now know whether to use Pediment or Gable in your sentence.

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