cantilever
One-end-supported beam
A cantilever is a beam or structure anchored at only one end, projecting outward without support at the other: The balcony extended as a cantilever from the building's facade.
The design distributes weight back to the anchored base, allowing dramatic overhangs.
Cantilever appears in engineering contexts—bridges, aircraft wings, diving boards.
As a verb, to cantilever is to build or extend in this manner.
Structural support member
- girderMain structural support beam
- trussLoad-bearing beam arrangement
- bracketSupport or category
- spanDistance between endpoints
overhang · projection · jut · extension · outreach · anchorage · abutment · counterweight
Home spanning a waterfall
- modernismFavoring contemporary approaches
- highriseMultistory urban building
- towerTall slender edifice
- skylineUrban profile against atmosphere
balcony · terrace · mezzanine · eaves · awning · soffit · cornice · fascia
State of balance
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- counterweightBalancing mass in machinery
- fulcrumLever's balance point
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
moment · torque · force · pivot · distribution · stability · tension · compression
Pressure, mental or vocal
- tensionStretched or strained state
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- deflectionChange in trajectory
- loadCarried weight or burden
moment · torque · statics · dynamics · mechanics · elasticity · rigidity · analysis
beam
Structural support member
span · overhang · projection · jut · extension · outreach · anchorage · abutment · counterweight · loadbearing
Fallingwater
Home spanning a waterfall
skyline · balcony · terrace · mezzanine · eaves · awning · soffit · cornice · fascia · portico
equilibrium
State of balance
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- counterweightBalancing mass in machinery
- fulcrumLever's balance point
leverage · moment · torque · force · pivot · distribution · stability · tension · compression · deflection
stress
Pressure, mental or vocal
- tensionStretched or strained state
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- deflectionChange in trajectory
load · moment · torque · statics · dynamics · mechanics · elasticity · rigidity · analysis · simulation
span
Distance between endpoints
- trussLoad-bearing beam arrangement
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- pierWaterfront landing structure
deck · girder · abutment · viaduct · overpass · footbridge · roadway · pylon · segment · prestressed
- architectureEiffel Tower, buildings, architects, design, thatching
- skatingskating, ice skating, roller skating, figure skating, inline skating
- building partsfacades, wall, door, windows, floor
- protrudeprotrude, jut, bulge, stick out, project
- structureshouse, bridge, buildings, dome, building
- bridgebuildingarch, beam, truss, span, viaduct
cantilevertruss
Load-bearing beam arrangement
post-and-beam · arch · span · lintel · girder
cantileveranchored
Fixed securely in position
braced · pinned · restrained · tethered · stabilized