Look up: Cantilever

1. Cantilever
   In architecture, a cantilever (or cantaliver) is a bracket to support a balcony, a cornice, or the like. They are usually of considerable projection.
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2. cantilever
   [n] - projecting horizontal beam fixed at one end only 2. [v] - project as a cantilever 3. [v] - construct such that only one end is fixed
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3. cantilever
   a beam or beams that project outward from a structure and are supported only at one end.
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4. Cantilever
   An overhang. Often used where one floor juts out over a foundation wall. This projection is not usually more than 2 feet.
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5. Cantilever
   An overhang. Where one floor juts out over a foundation wall. Normally, not projecting over 2 feet
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6. Cantilever
   Beam fixed at one end.
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7. Cantilever
   A beam, which is fixed at one end..
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8. Cantilever
   Beam, fixed at one end and free to deflect at the other end.
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9. Cantilever
   A cantilever is a beam or structure which is supported at only one end. It is often used in modern architecture.
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10. cantilever
    (Learning Modules / Mathematics / Bridges) A beam that is supported at one end only, and free at the other. A simple example is a diving board. Many bridges are constructed from a pier outwards, the two 'arms' balancing each other, but unsupported. This is called the 'cantilever' method of construction.
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11. Cantilever
    A term for a structural member held at one end by a rigid support, and free from any external bracing members. The term is often used with reference to wings or undercarriage legs which have no external bracing.
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12. cantilever
    a beam of bracket from the main structural wall and carrying loads of weight on the unsupported end Category: Management in the public and private sector • a projecting beam,supported at only one end Category: Building industry • a beam fixed on one end and loaded at the othe...
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13. Cantilever
    A projecting beam or other structure supported only at one end. Any part of a structure that projects beyond its main support and is balanced on it.
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14. Cantilever
    Can'ti·lev`er noun Same as Cantalever .
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15. cantilever
    noun projecting horizontal beam fixed at one end only
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16. cantilever
    verb construct with girders and beams such that only one end is fixed; `Frank Lloyd Wright liked to cantilever his buildings`
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17. cantilever
    verb project as a cantilever
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18. Cantilever
    • (n.) Same as Cantalever.
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19. 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 ... [5 related articles]
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20. Cantilever
    - An overhang. Where one floor extends beyond and over a foundation wall. For example at a fireplace location or bay window cantilever. Normally, not extending over 2 feet.
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21. CANTILEVER
    A projecting beam or other structure supported only at one end.
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22. Cantilever
    The part of a member that extends freely over a support which is not supported at its end.
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23. cantilever
    A projecting structural member which is rigidly fixed at one end but unsupported at the other
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24. cantilever
    a support consisting of one or more transverse members projecting from a mast
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25. cantilever
    cantilever (kăn'tulēvur) , beam supported rigidly at one end to carry a load along the free arm or at the free end. A slanting beam fixed at the base is often used to support the free end, as in a common bracket. The springboard is a simple cantilever beam, and the cantilever design ...
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