Antonyms for cantilevers
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kan-tl-ee-ver, -ev-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæn tlˌi vər, -ˌɛv ər |
Definition of cantilevers
Origin :- 1660s, probably from cant (n.2) + lever, but earliest form (c.1610) was cantlapper. First element also might be Spanish can "dog," architect's term for an end of timber jutting out of a wall, on which beams rested. Related: Cantilevered.
- As in beam : noun length of material used as support
- As in bracket : noun support
- As in brace : noun support
- As in rafter : noun beam
- The Eads Bridge was practically a double series of cantilevers balancing on the towers.
- Extract from : « Stories of Inventors » by Russell Doubleday
- The girders over the second and fourth spans are extended as cantilevers over the adjoining spans.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 » by Various
- The middle girders are 120 ft. in length and attached to the cantilevers by links.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 » by Various
- The centre girder may be built on the cantilevers and rolled into place or lifted from the water-level.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 » by Various
- As the old watchman again raised the cantilevers, Penny studied his every move.
- Extract from : « Danger at the Drawbridge » by Mildred A. Wirt
- A boat with a high cabin could not possibly go through when the cantilevers were down.
- Extract from : « Danger at the Drawbridge » by Mildred A. Wirt
- These pipes acted as cantilevers, and were in two parts, a 2½-in.
- Extract from : « Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 » by B. H. M. Hewett
- The cantilevers rest on two gigantic steel towers, standing on massive stone piers 39 feet high.
- Extract from : « Inventions in the Century » by William Henry Doolittle
- The logical method of reinforcing these cantilevers is by inserting vertical steel in the tension side.
- Extract from : « Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design » by Edward Godfrey
- In this case the shore ends of the cantilevers are anchored to the abutments.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 » by Various
Synonyms for cantilevers
- arm
- axle
- bail
- balk
- band
- bar
- bearing
- block
- bolster
- boom
- brace
- bracer
- bracket
- buttress
- cantilever
- clamp
- column
- crossbar
- crosspiece
- girder
- grip
- guy
- jamb
- joint
- joist
- lath
- lever
- lintel
- mainstay
- peg
- pile
- piling
- pillar
- plank
- pole
- post
- prop
- rafter
- reach
- reinforcement
- rib
- scaffolding
- scantling
- shaft
- shore
- sill
- skid
- spar
- splice
- splint
- staff
- stanchion
- stave
- stay
- stirrup
- strengthener
- stringer
- strip
- strut
- stud
- sustainer
- timber
- transverse
- trestle
- truss
- two-by-four
- underpinning
- vice
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