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can·ti·lev·er
 cantilever
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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a rigid structural member, as of a bridge, fastened at or near one of its ends to a vertical support and projecting horizontally, usu. a great length, from it.
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| definition 2: |
in architecture, a long, low bracket used to support a balcony or cornice.
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| related words: |
brace, bracket, truss |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
cantilevers, cantilevering, cantilevered |
| definition: |
to project or extend outward like a cantilever.
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to build or extend (a structural element) as a cantilever.
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| related words: |
truss |
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