Catalan Meaning of abutment

abutment

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Definitions and Meaning of abutment in English

Wordnet

abutment (n)

point of contact between two objects or parts

a masonry support that touches and directly receives thrust or pressure of an arch or bridge

Webster

abutment (n.)

State of abutting.

That on or against which a body abuts or presses

The solid part of a pier or wall, etc., which receives the thrust or lateral pressure of an arch, vault, or strut.

A fixed point or surface from which resistance or reaction is obtained, as the cylinder head of a steam engine, the fulcrum of a lever, etc.

In breech-loading firearms, the block behind the barrel which receives the pressure due to recoil.

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abutilon theophrasti => Abutilon theophrasti, abutilon => Abutiló, abut => tocar, abusiveness => abús, abusively => abusivament,