ALL meanings of cantilever
can·ti·le·ver
C c - countable noun cantilever A cantilever is a long piece of metal or wood used in a structure such as a bridge. One end is fastened to something and the other end is used to support part of the structure. 3
- noun cantilever a beam, girder, or structural framework that is fixed at one end and is free at the other 3
- noun cantilever (as modifier) 3
- noun cantilever a wing or tailplane of an aircraft that has no external bracing or support 3
- noun cantilever a part of a beam or a structure projecting outwards beyond its support 3
- verb cantilever to construct (a building member, beam, etc) so that it is fixed at one end only 3
- verb cantilever to project like a cantilever 3
- noun cantilever a large bracket or block projecting from a wall to support a balcony, cornice, etc. 3
- noun cantilever a projecting beam or structure supported at only one end, that is anchored as to a pier or wall 3
- verb transitive cantilever to support by means of cantilevers 3
- noun cantilever A long projecting beam or girder fixed at only one end, used chiefly in bridge construction. 1
- noun cantilever any rigid structural member projecting from a vertical support, especially one in which the projection is great in relation to the depth, so that the upper part is in tension and the lower part in compression. 1
- noun cantilever Building Trades, Civil Engineering. any rigid construction extending horizontally well beyond its vertical support, used as a structural element of a bridge (cantilever bridge) building foundation, etc. 1
- noun cantilever Aeronautics. a form of wing construction in which no external bracing is used. 1
- noun cantilever Architecture. a bracket for supporting a balcony, cornice, etc. 1
- verb without object cantilever to project in the manner of a cantilever. 1
- verb with object cantilever to construct in the manner of a cantilever. 1
- noun cantilever fixed support, beam 1
- noun cantilever using a cantilever 1
- noun cantilever (architecture) A beam anchored at one end and projecting into space, such as a long bracket projecting from a wall to support a balcony. 0
- verb cantilever To project (something) in the manner of or by means of a cantilever. 0