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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: abutment (0.00834 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to abutment.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: abutment 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
English → English (gcide) Definition: Abutment Abutment \A*but"ment\ ([.a]*b[u^]t"ment), n. 1. State of abutting. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]
English → English (WordNet) Definition: abutment 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
English → English (gcide) Definition: Abutment Abutment \A*but"ment\ ([.a]*b[u^]t"ment), n. 1. State of abutting. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]
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