Another variant spelling of cantilever; a beam that projects horizontally and is supported at only one end.
A variant spelling of 'cantilever,' showing how technical terms in English had multiple acceptable spellings before standardization, with the root possibly from words meaning to 'cant' or slant outward.
Cantilevers appear everywhere once you notice them—from the overhanging roofs of Japanese temples to the balconies in Le Corbusier's modern buildings—yet most people never learn the word, showing how technical vocabulary often hides invisible structures we see every day.
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