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cantilevering

cantilevering is the present participle and gerund of cantilever.

Meaning of cantilever

Verb

cantilever (third-person singular simple present cantilevers, present participle cantilevering, simple past and past participle cantilevered)

  1. To project (something) in the manner of or by means of a cantilever.
    • Just above, the museums top floor seems to shift slightly, its corners cantilevering over the edge of the story below as if it is sliding off the top of the building.2007 October 28, Nicolai Ouroussoff, “Where Gods Yearn for Long-Lost Treasures”, in New York Times

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Noun

cantilevering (plural cantileverings)

  1. The motion or use of a cantilever.

Forms of cantilevering

pluralcantileverings

Questions about cantilevering

What does cantilevering mean?
Cantilevering means the motion or use of a cantilever.
What is cantilevering the present participle and gerund of?
Cantilevering is the present participle and gerund of cantilever.
What part of speech is cantilevering?
Cantilevering is a noun.
What is the plural of cantilevering?
The plural of cantilevering is cantileverings.

Words near cantilevering in the dictionary

  1. cantilever chair
  2. cantilever chairs
  3. cantileverable
  4. cantileverage
  5. cantilevered
  6. cantilevering
  7. cantileverings
  8. cantilevers
  9. cantiling
  10. cantillate
  11. cantillated

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