Definition
A supporting brace or structural element positioned opposite to or counteracting another brace, used in architecture and engineering.
Etymology
From counter- (opposite) + brace (a supporting beam or rod). An architectural and engineering term for systems of reciprocal support.
Kelly Says
Medieval cathedral builders used counterbraces without fully understanding the physics—but their intuition was perfect; they were distributing stress forces in ways that wouldn't be scientifically explained for centuries.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
反向支柱
fan-cha-ang-zhi-zhu-lu
ARالعربية
دعامة عكسية
da'amah 'aksīyah
BNবাংলা
বিপরীত স্তম্ভ
bip-or-it shtom-b
CACatalà
contrafust
kon-tra-fus-t
CSČeština
protibrac
pro-ti-brac
DADansk
modstøtte
mod-støtte
DEDeutsch
Gegenstrebe
geh-gen-sh-treh-buh
ELΕλληνικά
αντίστροφος
an-ti-stro-fos
ESEspañol
contraviga
kon-tra-vee-gah
FAفارسی
ضد ستون
pid-e setun
FISuomi
vastustukea
vastu-tu-kea
FRFrançais
contre-bras
kon-trə-bra
GUGU
પાર્શ્વિક સપોર્ટ
paar-shvik sa-port
HAHA
kayan gaba
ka-yan ga-ba
HEעברית
תומך נגד
tomek neged
HIहिन्दी
प्रतिरोधक
pratirōdhak
HUMagyar
ellenpánt
el-len-pa-nt
IDBahasa Indonesia
penyangga penentang
pen-yang-ga pen-ten-tang
ITItaliano
controbraccio
kon-tro-brak-chio
JA日本語
カウンターブレース
kauntaa-burēsu
KKKK
қарсы бау
qar-sy ba-u
KMKM
ចង្កោះប្រឆាំង
chang-keah-bra-cha-ang
KO한국어
반대받침
ban-dae-ba-chhim
MRMR
प्रतिरोधक
pratirōdhak
MSBahasa Melayu
penyangga bertentangan
pen-yang-ga ber-ten-tang-an
NLNederlands
tegenbalk
te-gen-balk
NONorsk
motstøtte
mot-støtte
PLPolski
przeciwległe belki
przeciw-ległe be-lki
PTPortuguês
contrabraço
kon-tra-bra-su
RORomână
contrabraț
kon-tra-bra-ț
RUРусский
противоколонна
protivo-kolonna
SVSvenska
motstöd
mot-stod
SWKiswahili
upinzani
u-pin-za-ni
TAதமிழ்
எதிர்ப்பி
e-thir-pi
TEతెలుగు
కంటిపెట్ట
kan-ti-pet-ta
THไทย
คานรองรับ
kaan rong rup
TLTL
kabalikat
ka-ba-li-kat
TRTürkçe
karşı destek
kar-shih de-stek
UKУкраїнська
противектор
pro-ti-vektor
VITiếng Việt
đòn chống
don chong
ZH中文
反向支架
fǎn xiàng zhī jià