|
|
1. (n.) cantilever
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. cantilever
any rigid construction extending well beyond its support, used as a structural element of a bridge
3. cantilever
a projecting bracket supporting a balcony, cornice, etc.
4. (v.i.) cantilever
to project in the manner of a cantilever.
5. (v.t.) cantilever
to construct with or in the manner of a cantilever.
Etymology: (1660–70; perh. cant2+ -i - +lever)
|
| Definition of 'cantilever' |
Princeton's WordNet |
|
1. (verb) cantilever
projecting horizontal beam fixed at one end only
2. (verb) cantilever
project as a cantilever
3. (verb) cantilever
construct with girders and beams such that only one end is fixed
"Frank Lloyd Wright liked to cantilever his buildings"
|
| Definition of 'cantilever' |
Webster Dictionary |
|
1. (noun) cantilever
same as Cantalever
|
|
|
|
|
| Alternative search options for 'cantilever' |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Definitions of cantilever 
