cantilever

C2 Topic:Tools, Machines & Construction

US /ˈkæntɪˌlivɚ/ UK /ˈkantɪliːvə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a beam or other structure fixed at one end and projecting outward without support at its other end

A steel cantilever supports the balcony above the entrance.
2

noun
figure skating: a gliding move performed with bent knees and the body leaning far backward, close to the ice

The skater held a cantilever as she curved across the rink.
3

verb
to project outward, or make something project outward, from a support at one end

The architects cantilevered the upper floor over the courtyard.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

3 verb · to project outward, or make... project overhang

Word family

Forms cantileveredcantileveringcantilevers

Derived forms cantileverscantileveredcantilevering

Related forms beam bracket balcony bridgecantileverable

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Phrases (1)

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cantilever bridge
a bridge supported by projecting structures extending from its piers

Noun + noun

Etymology

Probably formed from cant (an edge or corner) and lever; the earliest recorded form was cantlapper, and the first element is uncertain.

Topics

Tools, Machines & Construction

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# cantilever

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈkæntɪˌlivɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkantɪliːvə/

## Meanings
1. a beam or other structure fixed at one end and projecting outward without support at its other end
2. figure skating: a gliding move performed with bent knees and the body leaning far backward, close to the ice
3. to project outward, or make something project outward, from a support at one end

## Examples
- A steel cantilever supports the balcony above the entrance.
- The skater held a cantilever as she curved across the rink.
- The architects cantilevered the upper floor over the courtyard.

## Synonyms
- project
- overhang

## Derived Forms
- cantilevers
- cantilevered
- cantilevering

## Related Forms
- beam
- bracket
- balcony
- bridge
- cantileverable

## Etymology
Probably formed from cant (an edge or corner) and lever; the earliest recorded form was cantlapper, and the first element is uncertain.

## Topics
- Tools, Machines & Construction

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