Look up: strut

1. Strut
   In architecture a strut is in general, any piece of a frame which resists thrust or pressure in the direction of its own length.
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2. strut
   a supporting bar 
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3. Strut
   Streamlined, column-like appendage or support for foils or components of water propulsion systems.
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4. strut
   [n] - brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression 2. [n] - a proud stiff pompous gait
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5. Strut
   A length of timber or a steel clamp used to keep the Rings the required distance apart.
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6. Strut
   Load bearing timbers normally supporting purlins (horizontal roof supports) and fixed at an angle down to a wall or some other load bearing point.
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7. Strut
   An upright roof timber connected to the rafter above it or sloping to connect another post to the rafter.
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8. Strut
   An upright roof timber connected to the rafter above it or sloping to connect another post to the rafter.
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9. Strut
   A member carrying predominantly compressive loads.
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10. Strut
    A member of a structure which takes compression stress along the direction of its length. The interplane struts of a biplane are the most graphical example in aeroplane structures.
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11. strut
    in carpentry, any piece fixed between two other pieces to keep them apart, as a member which is designed to resist pressure or compressive stress endwise in a frame or structure. Category: Building industry • externally mounted structural member intended to bear compressive loads,and usu...
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12. Strut
    Strut transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Strutted ; present participle & verbal noun Strutting .] [ Middle English struten , strouten , to swell; akin to German
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13. Strut
    Strut noun [ For senses 2 & 3 confer LG. strutt rigid.] 1. The act of strutting; a pompous step or walk. 2. (Architecture) In general, any piece of a frame which resists thrust or pressure in the direction of its own length....
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14. Strut
    Strut transitive verb To hold apart. Confer Strut , noun , 3.
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15. Strut
    Strut adjective Protuberant. [ Obsolete] Holland. Stru'thi*an adjective (Zoology) Struthious.
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16. strut
    1. The act of strutting; a pompous step or walk. ... 2. In general, any piece of a frame which resists thrust or pressure in the direction of its own length. See Brace, and Illust. Of Frame, and Roof. ... 3. <engineering> Any part of a machine or structure, of which the principal function is t...
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17. strut
    prance noun a proud stiff pompous gait
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18. strut
    noun brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression
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19. Strut
    • (a.) Protuberant. • (v. t.) To hold apart. Cf. Strut, n., 3. • (v. t.) To swell; to bulge out. • (v. t.) To walk with a lofty, proud gait, and erect head; to walk with affected dignity. • (n.) In general, any piece of a frame which resists thrust or pressure in the directi...
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20. strut
    
    • a proud stiff pompous gait
    • brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression
    
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21. Strut
    A structural member used as a brace to resist axial forces.
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22. strut
    A structural timber resisting compressive forces along the grain
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23. Strut
    :See also strut (disambiguation) A `strut` is a structural component designed to resist longitudinal compression. Struts provide outwards-facing support in their lengthwise direction, which can be used to keep two other components separate, performing the opposite function of a tie. Th...
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24. StRUT
    :See also strut (disambiguation) `StRUT` (`St`udents `R`ecycling `U`sed `T`echnology) are three separate organizations in three states with similar roots and similar mission of providing technology education, resources, and recycling to schools and non-profit organizations in or near these st...
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25. Strut
    (typesetting) In typesetting, a `strut` is an invisible character or element, used to ensure that a text has a minimum height and depth, even if no other elements are included. For example, LaTeX and plainTeX<ref name="texbook"> Donald E. Knuth. The TeXbook (Computers and ...
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