cantilever vs rafter

cantilever

noun
  • A beam anchored at one end and projecting into space, such as a long bracket projecting from a wall to support a balcony. 

  • A beam anchored at one end and used as a lever within a microelectromechanical system. 

  • A technique, similar to the spread eagle, in which the skater travels along a deep edge with knees bent and bends their back backwards, parallel to the ice. 

verb
  • To project (something) in the manner of or by means of a cantilever. 

rafter

noun
  • One of a series of sloped beams that extend from the ridge or hip to the downslope perimeter or eave, designed to support the roof deck and its associated loads. 

  • A raftsman. 

  • A flock of turkeys. 

verb
  • To furnish (a building) with rafters. 

  • To make (timber, etc.) into rafters. 

  • To plough so as to turn the grass side of each furrow upon an unploughed ridge; to ridge. 

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