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Butment
(gcide) | Butment \But"ment\, n. [Abbreviation of Abutment.]
1. (Arch.) A buttress of an arch; the supporter, or that part
which joins it to the upright pier.
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2. (Masonry) The mass of stone or solid work at the end of a
bridge, by which the extreme arches are sustained, or by
which the end of a bridge without arches is supported.
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Butment cheek (Carp.), the part of a mortised timber
surrounding the mortise, and against which the shoulders
of the tenon bear. --Knight.
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abutment
(encz) | abutment,opěra n: [tech.] abutment,pata n: [tech.] abutment,podpěra n: [tech.] abutment,podpěrný pilíř n: [tech.] abutment,tupý spoj n: [tech.] |
abutment arch
(encz) | abutment arch,krajní oblouk n: [tech.] mostu |
abutment pier
(encz) | abutment pier,krajní podpora n: [tech.] mostu abutment pier,opěra n: |
Abutment
(gcide) | Abutment \A*but"ment\ ([.a]*b[u^]t"ment), n.
1. State of abutting.
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2. That on or against which a body abuts or presses; as
(a) (Arch.) The solid part of a pier or wall, etc., which
receives the thrust or lateral pressure of an arch,
vault, or strut. --Gwilt.
(b) (Mech.) A fixed point or surface from which resistance
or reaction is obtained, as the cylinder head of a
steam engine, the fulcrum of a lever, etc.
(c) In breech-loading firearms, the block behind the
barrel which receives the pressure due to recoil.
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Abutment pier
(gcide) | Pier \Pier\, n. [OE. pere, OF. piere a stone, F. pierre, fr. L.
petra, Gr. ?. Cf. Petrify.]
1. (Arch.)
(a) Any detached mass of masonry, whether insulated or
supporting one side of an arch or lintel, as of a
bridge; the piece of wall between two openings.
(b) Any additional or auxiliary mass of masonry used to
stiffen a wall. See Buttress.
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2. A projecting wharf or landing place.
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Abutment pier, the pier of a bridge next the shore; a pier
which by its strength and stability resists the thrust of
an arch.
Pier glass, a mirror, of high and narrow shape, to be put
up between windows.
Pier table, a table made to stand between windows.
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Butment cheek
(gcide) | Butment \But"ment\, n. [Abbreviation of Abutment.]
1. (Arch.) A buttress of an arch; the supporter, or that part
which joins it to the upright pier.
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2. (Masonry) The mass of stone or solid work at the end of a
bridge, by which the extreme arches are sustained, or by
which the end of a bridge without arches is supported.
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Butment cheek (Carp.), the part of a mortised timber
surrounding the mortise, and against which the shoulders
of the tenon bear. --Knight.
[1913 Webster] ButtCheek \Cheek\ (ch[=e]k), n. [OE. cheke, cheoke, AS. ce[`a]ce,
ce[`o]ce; cf. Goth. kukjan to kiss, D. kaak cheek; perh. akin
to E. chew, jaw.]
1. The side of the face below the eye.
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2. The cheek bone. [Obs.] --Caucer.
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3. pl. (Mech.) Those pieces of a machine, or of any timber,
or stone work, which form corresponding sides, or which
are similar and in pair; as, the cheeks (jaws) of a vise;
the cheeks of a gun carriage, etc.
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4. pl. The branches of a bridle bit. --Knight.
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5. (Founding) A section of a flask, so made that it can be
moved laterally, to permit the removal of the pattern from
the mold; the middle part of a flask.
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6. Cool confidence; assurance; impudence. [Slang]
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Cheek of beef. See Illust. of Beef.
Cheek bone (Anat.) the bone of the side of the face; esp.,
the malar bone.
Cheek by jowl, side by side; very intimate.
Cheek pouch (Zool.), a sacklike dilation of the cheeks of
certain monkeys and rodents, used for holding food.
Cheeks of a block, the two sides of the shell of a tackle
block.
Cheeks of a mast, the projection on each side of a mast,
upon which the trestletrees rest.
Cheek tooth (Anat.), a hinder or molar tooth.
Butment cheek. See under Butment.
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abutment
(wn) | abutment
n 1: point of contact between two objects or parts
2: a masonry support that touches and directly receives thrust
or pressure of an arch or bridge |
abutment arch
(wn) | abutment arch
n 1: an arch supported by an abutment |
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