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abutment::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | support |
abutment::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | point |
| Derivation | abut |
Examples of abutment
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Construction of higher handrails, a sidewalk and abutment could begin by mid-July.
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Each man appeared to have spent an hour beating his head against a bridge abutment.
From the ocregister.com
However, it suffered similar problems of abutment movement and was replaced in 1902.
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At each end of the dam there was an abutment cut into the rock of the gorge.
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Potential projects include a low permeability barrier within the abutment.
From the thenewstribune.com
He continued to travel straight through the grass median and struck a concrete abutment.
From the stltoday.com
Each leg may have an abutment that acts as a stop to prevent the sign from sliding down.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Work is almost done on the grout wall installed in the right abutment at Howard Hanson Dam.
From the thenewstribune.com
The larger one occurred when an old tunnel in the right abutment collapsed and dirt fell in.
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- Point of contact between two objects or parts
- A masonry support that touches and directly receives thrust or pressure of an arch or bridge
- An abutment is, generally, the point where two structures or objects meet.
- In dentistry, an abutment is a connecting element used to attach prosthetics to a dental implant that is Osseointegrated. These are usually called prosthetic implant abutments. These abutments can be made from a variety of materials, such as titanium, surgical stainless steel and gold. ...
- The state of abutting; Something that abuts; The thing on which something abuts; The point of junction between two things that abut; A construction that supports the end of a bridge
- (ABUTMENTS) The vertical members (walls or heavy columns) which bear the load or pressure of the cross member, such as a arch, pier, or similar structure.
- (Abutments) Abutment is the part of the wall or pier on which the arch resists.
- When teeth need to be used to support a bridge, they are called abutment teeth.
- A tooth or tooth structure which is responsible for the anchorage of a bridge or a denture.
