cantilever.
A beam anchored at one end and projecting into space, such as a long bracket projecting from a wall to support a balcony.
Meaning & usage
A beam anchored at one end and projecting into space, such as a long bracket projecting from a wall to support a balcony.
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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.
cantilever circuit
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.
Where this word comes from
First attested in the 1660s, probably from cant (“slope, edge, corner”) + lever, but the earliest form (c. 1610) was cantlapper. First element may also be Spanish can (“dog”), an architect's term for an end of timber jutting out of a wall, on which beams rested.
To project (something) in the manner of or by means of a cantilever.
Where this word comes from
First attested in the 1660s, probably from cant (“slope, edge, corner”) + lever, but the earliest form (c. 1610) was cantlapper. First element may also be Spanish can (“dog”), an architect's term for an end of timber jutting out of a wall, on which beams rested.
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