cantilever
(noun) projecting horizontal beam fixed at one end only
cantilever
(verb) construct with girders and beams such that only one end is fixed; “Frank Lloyd Wright liked to cantilever his buildings”
cantilever
(verb) project as a cantilever
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cantilever (plural cantilevers)
(architecture) A beam anchored at one end and projecting into space, such as a long bracket projecting from a wall to support a balcony.
A beam anchored at one end and used as a lever within a microelectromechanical system.
(figure skating) A 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.
cantilever (third-person singular simple present cantilevers, present participle cantilevering, simple past and past participle cantilevered)
To project (something) in the manner of or by means of a cantilever.
• trivalence
Source: Wiktionary
Can"ti*lev`er, n.
Definition: Same as Cantalever.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 December 2024
(noun) (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; “he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
