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Cantilever

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A projecting structure, such as a beam, that is supported at one end and carries a load at the other end or along its length.

n. A member, such as a beam, that projects beyond a fulcrum and is supported by a balancing member or a downward force behind the fulcrum.

n. A bracket or block supporting a balcony or cornice.

v. To construct as or in the manner of a cantilever.

verb-intransitive. To extend outward as or in the manner of a cantilever.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A beam anchored at one end and projecting into space, such as a long bracket projecting from a wall to support a balcony.

v. To project in the manner of a cantilever, or to project (something) by means of a cantilever

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. Same as cantalever.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. See cantaliver.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. projecting horizontal beam fixed at one end only

v. construct with girders and beams such that only one end is fixed

v. project as a cantilever

Word Usage

"They together form what is called a cantilever; if you lay the letter V on its side, the open end will represent roughly the place where the arch and girders start from the tower."

Verb Form

cantilevered cantilevering cantilevers

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

beam construct build make jut

Variant

cantalever

Form

cantilever bridge

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

bracket

Same Context

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