cantilever
/'kæntili:və/
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Definition
Noun:
- A projecting beam or structure supported at only one end: A cantilever is a long, rigid structural element, such as a beam or a platform, that extends horizontally and is anchored at only one end. It is commonly used in architecture and engineering to create overhanging structures without external bracing.
Verb:
- To construct or project as a cantilever: To build or extend a structure so that it is supported at one end only, creating an overhang.
- To project or extend outward like a cantilever: To jut out or be supported in a manner similar to a cantilever beam.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- The balcony was supported by a steel cantilever.
- The bridge features a dramatic cantilever section over the river.
Verb:
- The architect chose to cantilever the upper floor over the garden.
- The rock seemed to cantilever precariously from the cliff face.
Advanced Usage
"Cantilever arm": A specific projecting part of a machine or structure that functions as a lever or support.
- The crane's cantilever arm allowed it to lift loads over the obstacle.
"Cantilever principle": The engineering principle governing the design and stress distribution of cantilevered structures.
- Understanding the cantilever principle is essential for designing safe balconies.
Variants and Related Words
- Cantilevered (adj): Describes something constructed as or resembling a cantilever.
- The house had a cantilevered deck.
Synonyms
- Overhang (n/v): To extend out over or project beyond something below.
- Projection (n): Something that juts out from a surface.
Related Phrases
- "Cantilever bridge": A bridge built using cantilevers—structures that project horizontally into space, supported on only one end.
- The Forth Bridge in Scotland is a famous cantilever bridge.
Noun
- projecting horizontal beam fixed at one end only
Verb
- construct with girders and beams such that only one end is fixed
- Frank Lloyd Wright liked to cantilever his buildings
- project as a cantilever