![Pendent Pendent is an adjective that describes the condition of hanging, either literally, or figuratively,[1] as in undecided or incomplete. To be distinguished from the spelling "pendant" which is the noun. In Botany and anatomy the term applies to hanging forms of organs such as leaves, branches, limbs and the like, that otherwise might be rigid or erect.[2] In various senses, such as legal matters, pendent can mean "pending" or conditional on future developments.[3][4] In grammar a pendent sentence is incomplete in some formal sense, for example lacking a finite verb.[1]](https://www.larmuseau.com/welcome/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/332-2.jpg)
Pendent is an adjective that describes the condition of hanging, either literally, or figuratively,[1] as in undecided or incomplete. To be distinguished from the spelling “pendant” which is the noun.
In Botany and anatomy the term applies to hanging forms of organs such as leaves, branches, limbs and the like, that otherwise might be rigid or erect.[2]
In various senses, such as legal matters, pendent can mean “pending” or conditional on future developments.[3][4]
In grammar a pendent sentence is incomplete in some formal sense, for example lacking a finite verb.[1]