cantilever vs splint

cantilever

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

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

  • 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. 

splint

noun
  • A device to immobilize a body part. 

  • A segment of armour consisting of a narrow overlapping plate. 

  • A bone found on either side of a horse's cannon bone; the second or fourth metacarpal (forelimb) or metatarsal (hindlimb) bone. 

  • A disease affecting the splint bones, as a callosity or hard excrescence. 

  • A dental device applied consequent to undergoing orthodontia. 

  • A narrow strip of wood split or peeled from a larger piece. 

  • Synonym of splent coal 

verb
  • To support one's abdomen with hands or a pillow before attempting to cough. 

  • To apply a splint to; to fasten with splints. 

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