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   Can·ti·le·ver

   /ˈkan(t)əˌlēvər/

   

   noun

   • 1. a long projecting beam or girder fixed at only one end, used in bridge construction.
   • ▪ a long bracket or beam projecting from a wall to support a balcony, cornice, or similar structure.

   verb

   • 1. support by a cantilever or cantilevers: "a glass and stone box is cantilevered over the street"
   • ▪ project as or like a cantilever: "a conveyor cantilevered out over the river"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: of unknown origin.

   Scrabble Points: 15

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCANTILEVER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   noun [ C ] engineering specialized us / ˈkæn.t̬ə.liː.vɚ / uk / ˈkæn.tə.liː.və r/ Add to word list. a long bar that is fixed at only one end to a vertical support and is used to hold a structure such as an arch, bridge, or shelf in position: a cantilever bridge. Chris Hepburn/robertharding/GettyImages. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

3. www.britannica.com › technology › cantileverCantilever | Construction, Engineering, Design | Britannica

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   cantilever, beam supported at one end and carrying a load at the other end or distributed along the unsupported portion. The upper half of the thickness of such a beam is subjected to tensile stress, tending to elongate the fibres, the lower half to compressive stress, tending to crush them.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCANTILEVER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   noun [ C ] engineering specialized uk / ˈkæn.tə.liː.və r/ us / ˈkæn.t̬ə.liː.vɚ / Add to word list Add to word list. a long bar that is fixed at only one end to a vertical support and is used to hold a structure such as an arch, bridge, or shelf in position: a cantilever bridge. Chris Hepburn/robertharding/GettyImages.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › cantileverCantilever - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A cantilever is a girder or beam that supports a bridge or another large structure. Cantilevers are attached only at one end, like a rigid diving board. Structures that stick out sideways from a vertical support are cantilevers (hold your arm straight out from your body and it becomes a kind of cantilever).

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCANTILEVER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   6 days ago · noun. 1. a. a beam, girder, or structural framework that is fixed at one end and is free at the other. b. ( as modifier ) a cantilever wing. 2. a wing or tailplane of an aircraft that has no external bracing or support. 3. a part of a beam or a structure projecting outwards beyond its support. verb. 4. (transitive)

7. www.britannica.com › dictionary › cantileverCantilever Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   CANTILEVER meaning: a long piece of wood, metal, etc., that sticks out from a wall or other structure to support something above it (such as a balcony or bridge)

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcantilever noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of cantilever noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.