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cantilevered

cantilevered

7.6
Supported at one end and sticking out over empty space, like a balcony
  • adjective
  • /ˈkæntɪˌliːvərd/
  • Specialized
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  • The artist designed a stunning cantilevered balcony that hangs over the garden.

Examples

  • Starting with this center control panel console area, which is like cantilevered over a central cargo storage tub.

  • You know, we have this cantilevered steel, steel table.

  • And saying go on his ground, from which the word and the cantilevered metal rise.

  • That's what are we half an hour in half an hour in to a cantilevered offset garbage can for my robot dog's butt.

  • The modern building features a cantilevered roof that creates a dramatic effect.

  • During the tour, we admired the cantilevered bridge extending over the river.

Surface Forms

cantilevered positive

Morphology

cantilevered = cantilever (transparent) = cantilever + ed

The word 'cantilevered' is transparently derived from 'cantilever' with the addition of the suffix '-ed' to form an adjective.

Etymology

Cantilevered comes from an old building word made of cant meaning 'corner' or 'edge' and lever meaning 'to lift' and the same root as the English lever. So a cantilevered beam is like a lever fixed at one end and sticking out, which explains why it is supported only at one end.