cantalever

Noun

cantilever (plural cantilevers)

1. A beam anchored at one end and projecting into space, such as a long bracket projecting from a wall to support a balcony.
   • cantilever arch cantilever arm cantilever armchair cantilever beam cantilever bracket cantilever brake cantilever bridge cantilever crane cantilever fin cantilever frame cantilever girder cantilever landing gear cantilever moment cantilever monoplane cantilever mounting cantilever roof cantilever...
   1. A beam anchored at one end and used as a lever within a microelectromechanical system.
      • cantilever circuit
2. (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.

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