Definition
Horizontal structural beams or bridges anchored at one end and extending outward without support below, like a diving board or balcony.
Etymology
From 'cantilever,' with the plural '-s.' The singular 'cantilever' likely derives from Italian or French architectural terminology, though the exact origin is debated by etymologists.
Kelly Says
Cantilevers are an engineering marvel—they were how builders created dramatic spaces long before modern materials existed! Medieval castle balconies, traditional Japanese temples, and modern skyscrapers all use cantilevers, proving this is one of humanity's greatest architectural discoveries.
Translations
ARالعربية
أعمدة خارجية
a-e-ma-deh-kh-ar-ee
BNবাংলা
কান্টিলিভার
kan-ti-li-va-ar
CACatalà
cantells
kan-tells
CSČeština
vyčnívající trámy
vy-chni-va-jí-cí trá-my
DADansk
udskælede bjælker
ud-skee-le-de bjael-ker
DEDeutsch
Ausleger
ow-zlay-ger
ELΕλληνικά
στυλώνας
sti-lo-nas
ESEspañol
mecanismos de contraventeos
meh-kan-i-smoh-s deh kon-tra-ven-teh-ohs
FRFrançais
poutres en porte-à-faux
poo-truh zah pohrt-ah-foh
GUGU
કાંટિલિવર
kaan-ti-lee-ver
HEעברית
מנגנון תומך
men-gan-non to-mech
HIहिन्दी
कान्टिलीवर
kaan-ti-lee-ver
HUMagyar
kiterjedő gerendák
ki-te-rje-doh ge-ren-dák
IDBahasa Indonesia
penyangga
pen-yan-ga
ITItaliano
trave in cantilever
trah-veh een kan-ti-le-ver
MRMR
कॅन्टिलीवर
kan-ti-lee-ver
MSBahasa Melayu
penyangga
pen-yan-ga
NLNederlands
uitkragende balk
oot-kra-gen-de balc
NONorsk
utskjærede bjelker
ut-skye-re-de bjel-ker
PAPA
ਕੈਂਟિਲੀਵਰ
kan-ti-lee-ver
PLPolski
przęsła
prz-es-la
PTPortuguês
contraventas
kon-tra-ven-tahs
RORomână
brațele
bra-tzeh
RUРусский
балки-выносы
balki-vy-no-sy
SWKiswahili
virobo
vee-roh-boh
TEతెలుగు
కంటిలీవర్
kan-ti-lee-ver
THไทย
โครงกว้าง
roeng kwaang
TRTürkçe
kaldırımlar
kal-di-ri-murlar
UKУкраїнська
вилки
vil-ki
URاردو
کانتلیور
kan-ti-lee-vor
VITiếng Việt
cầu chữ A
cau chu A
ZUZU
amadoda
ah-mah-doh-dah