Antonyms for cantilever


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kan-tl-ee-ver, -ev-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæn tlˌi vər, -ˌɛv ər


Definition of cantilever

Origin :
  • 1660s, probably from cant (n.2) + lever, but earliest form (c.1610) was cantlapper. First element also might be Spanish can "dog," architect's term for an end of timber jutting out of a wall, on which beams rested. Related: Cantilevered.
  • As in beam : noun length of material used as support
  • As in bracket : noun support
  • As in brace : noun support
  • As in rafter : noun beam
Example sentences :
  • It is more than likely, then, that he will turn to the cantilever.
  • Extract from : « The Modern Railroad » by Edward Hungerford
  • We project our life forward as we build a cantilever bridge.
  • Extract from : « The Meaning of Faith » by Harry Emerson Fosdick
  • Other bridges have since been built, among them a cantilever.
  • Extract from : « Birds and All Nature, Vol. VI, No. 3, October 1899 » by Various
  • Two things have helped to put up a cantilever across the gulf.
  • Extract from : « Modern Essays » by John Macy
  • Then he asked me whether it was a suspension bridge or a cantilever.
  • Extract from : « Penelope's Experiences in Scotland » by Kate Douglas Wiggin
  • The forward ends of the poling boards were supported by a cantilever beam.
  • Extract from : « The New York Subway » by Anonymous
  • Over the Niagara gorge also was built one of the first cantilever bridges ever constructed.
  • Extract from : « Stories of Inventors » by Russell Doubleday
  • The cantilever portion has the appearance of a vast elongated diamond.
  • Extract from : « Inventions in the Century » by William Henry Doolittle
  • The construction of the arched roof is on the plan which engineers know as the cantilever, and not that of the Roman arch.
  • Extract from : « The North Pole » by Robert E. Peary
  • By government survey we know that the depth of the river between the Falls and the cantilever bridge is two hundred feet.
  • Extract from : « The Niagara River » by Archer Butler Hulbert

Synonyms for cantilever

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