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CANTILEVER (a word of doubtful origin, probably derived from " lever," in its ordinary meaning, and " cant," an angle or edge, or else from modern Lat. quanta libra, of what weight)

CANTILEVER (a word of doubtful origin, probably derived from " See also:
LEVER (through O. Fr. leveour, levere, mod. levier, from Lat. levare, to lift, raise)
LEVER, CHARLES JAMES (1806-1872)
lever," in its See also:
ORDINARY (med. Lat. ordinarius, Fr. ordinaire)
ordinary meaning, and " cant," an See also:
ANGLE (from the Lat. angulus, a corner, a diminutive, of which the primitive form, angus, does not occur in Latin; cognate are the Lat. angere, to compress into a bend or to strangle, and the Gr. ayKOS, a bend; both connected with the Aryan root ank-, to
angle or edge, or else from See also:
MODERN
modern See also:
LAT
Lat. quanta See also:
LIBRA (" THE BALANCE ")
libra, of what See also:
WEIGHT
weight) , a See also:

BUILDING

building See also:

TERM

term for a See also:

stone, See also:

IRON [symbol Fe, atomic weight 55.85 (0=16)]

iron or wooden See also:

BRACKET

bracket, considerably greater in length than See also:

DEPTH

depth, used to support a See also:

GALLERY (through Ital. galleria, from Med. Lat. galeria, of which the origin is unknown)

gallery, &c.; and for a See also:

SYSTEM

system of See also:

BRIDGE

bridge-building (see See also:

BRIDGES) .

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