cantilever
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cantilever
- /ˈkantɪliːvə/ UK
- /ˈkæntɪˌlivɚ/ Canada, US
- [ˈkɛəntɪˌlivɚ] Canada, US
Where it comes from
First attested in the 1660s, probably from cant (“slope, edge, corner”) + lever, but the earliest form (c. 1610) was cantlapper. First element may also be Spanish can (“dog”), an architect's term for an end of timber jutting out of a wall, on which beams rested.
noun cantilevers · cantalever · cantaliver
- A beam anchored at one end and projecting into space, such as a long bracket projecting from a wall to support a balcony. cantilever arch cantilever arm cantilever armchair cantilever beam cantilever bracket cantilever brake cantilever bridge cantilever crane cantilever fin cantilever frame cantilever girder cantilever landing gear cantilever moment cantilever monoplane cantilever mounting cantilever roof cantilever ro
- A beam anchored at one end and used as a lever within a microelectromechanical system. cantilever circuit
- A technique, similar to the spread eagle, in which the skater travels along a deep edge with knees bent and bends their back backwards, parallel to the ice.
verb cantilevers · cantilevering · cantilevered · cantalever · cantaliver
- To project (something) in the manner of or by means of a cantilever. Just above, the museums top floor seems to shift slightly, its corners cantilevering over the edge of the story below as if it is sliding off the top of the building.
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noun beam anchored at one end and projecting into space
| Español | voladizo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 캔틸레버 kaentillebeo |
| 中文 | 懸臂樑 /悬臂梁 xuánbìliáng, 懸臂 /悬臂 xuánbì |
| Português | em balanço |
| Français | porte-à-faux |
| Deutsch | Auskragung, Kragträger, Ausleger, Kragarm |
| Italiano | mensola |
| Română | grindă în consolă |
| Русский | консо́льная ба́лка konsólʹnaja bálka, консо́ль konsólʹ, кро́нштейн krónštejn, уко́сина ukósina |
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title = {cantilever},
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