Meaning Of The Word Cantilever

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Cantilever Meaning

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What's The Definition Of Cantilever?
cantilever
countable noun: 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. cantilever in American English a large bracket or block projecting from a wall to support a balcony, cornice, etc. to support by means of cantilevers intransitive verb: to project in the manner of a cantilever noun: 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 transitive verb: to construct in the manner of a cantilever cantilever in British English noun: a beam, girder, or structural framework that is fixed at one end and is free at the other verb: to construct (a building member, beam, etc) so that it is fixed at one end only |
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