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pontine

pontine

1 9.1
About bridges and how they are built
  • adjective
  • Specialized
: pontino
  • The pontine arches were designed to support heavy traffic across the river.

Examples

  • They studied ancient pontine techniques to restore the historic bridge.

  • The pontine bridges in Venice showcase incredible engineering and design.

  • A pontine structure must be both strong and flexible to withstand environmental stress.

  • The pontine architecture of the city is breathtaking.

  • Many pontine structures were built during the Renaissance.

  • Engineers are developing a new pontine system to connect the islands with safer transit.

  • The old pontine method of constructing bridges involved using local materials for better integration.

Surface Forms

pontine positive

Morphology

pontine = pont + ine

Although built from the combining form pont- meaning 'bridge', this form is not a productive or familiar English base for most learners, so the relation to 'bridges' is not guessable by a B1 learner.

Etymology

Pontine comes from the Latin pons which means 'bridge', and it shares the same root as pontoon, a floating platform used as a temporary bridge. So pontine describes things that belong to or are about bridges.