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cantilever

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As a noun, cantilever means a beam anchored at one end and projecting into space, such as a long bracket projecting from a wall to support a balcony. As a verb, it means project (something) in the manner of or by means of a cantilever.

Meanings of cantilever

6 meanings

noun

  1. architectureA beam anchored at one end and projecting into space, such as a long bracket projecting from a wall to support a balcony.

  2. A beam anchored at one end and used as a lever within a microelectromechanical system.

  3. figure skatingA technique, similar to the spread eagle, in which the skater travels along a deep edge with knees bent and bends their back backwards, parallel to the ice.

  4. Projecting horizontal beam fixed at one end only

verb

  1. To project (something) in the manner of or by means of a cantilever.

  2. Construct with girders and beams such that only one end is fixed

    “Frank Lloyd Wright liked to cantilever his buildings”

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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