cantilever vs stirrup

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. 

stirrup

noun
  • A portable, flexible ladder-like device used in climbing. 

  • Any piece shaped like the stirrup of a saddle, used as a support, clamp, etc. 

  • A rope secured to a yard, with a thimble in its lower end for supporting a footrope. 

  • A ring or hoop suspended by a rope or strap from the saddle, for a horseman's foot while mounting or riding. 

  • A stapes. 

adj
  • Referring to women's pants/trousers: being of a form, commonly worn by women, that includes a strap beneath the arch of the foot. 

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