| slovo | definícia |
abutment
(encz) | abutment,opěra n: [tech.] |
abutment
(encz) | abutment,pata n: [tech.] |
abutment
(encz) | abutment,podpěra n: [tech.] |
abutment
(encz) | abutment,podpěrný pilíř n: [tech.] |
abutment
(encz) | abutment,tupý spoj n: [tech.] |
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
(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 |
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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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abutment arch
(wn) | abutment arch
n 1: an arch supported by an abutment |
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