cantilever
11Cantilever — For the figure skating element, see Cantilever (figure skating). A schematic image of two cantilevers. The top example has a full moment connection (like a horizontal flag pole bolted to the side of a building). The bottom example is created by… …
12Cantilever — Porte à faux Une installation est dite en porte à faux lorsqu un élément est supporté par une partie qui est elle même au dessus du vide, c est à dire sans support immédiatement en dessous de l élément en « porte à faux ». Une… …
13cantilever — /kan tl ee veuhr, ev euhr/, n. 1. any rigid structural member projecting from a vertical support, esp. one in which the projection is great in relation to the depth, so that the upper part is in tension and the lower part in compression. 2.… …
14cantilever — I. noun Etymology: perhaps from 3cant + i + lever Date: 1667 a projecting beam or member supported at only one end: as a. a bracket shaped member supporting a balcony or a cornice b. either of the two beams or trusses that project from piers… …
15cantilever — UK [ˈkæntɪˌliːvə(r)] / US [ˈkæntɪˌlɪvər] noun [countable] Word forms cantilever : singular cantilever plural cantilevers a piece of wood or metal fixed to the side of an upright post or a wall and used for supporting something such as a bridge a… …
16cantilever — /ˈkæntəlivə / (say kantuhleevuh) noun 1. Machinery a free part of any horizontal member projecting beyond a support. 2. Civil Engineering either of two bracket like arms projecting towards each other from opposite banks or piers, serving to form… …
17cantilever — 1. noun A beam anchored at one end and projecting into space, such as a long bracket projecting from a wall to support a balcony. 2. verb To project in the manner of a cantilever, or to project (something) by means of a cantilever …
18cantilever — [[t]kæ̱ntɪliːvə(r)[/t]] cantilevers N COUNT A cantilever is a long piece of metal or wood used in a structure such as a bridge. One end is fastened to something and the other end is used to support part of the structure. ...the old steel… …
19cantilever — A structure having sufficient internal stiffness to resist a tendency to bend under its own load when supported at one end only. Modern aircraft wings are cantilever structures, and the term is also applied to unbraced undercarriages. An example… …
20cantilever — can•ti•le•ver [[t]ˈkæn tlˌi vər, ˌɛv ər[/t]] n. 1) civ bui any rigid structural member, esp. one projecting from a vertical support, in which the fixed end is in compression and the free end in tension 2) civ bui any rigid construction extending… …
