cantilever

/kˈæntɪlˌiːvɐ/

/kˈæntᵻlˌiːvɚ/

Cantilever

a long metal or wooden bar that is fixed to a wall at just one end and sticks out of it, used to hold a structure such as a bridge or shelf in place

to cantilever

MAIN VERB

construct with girders and beams such that only one end is fixed

project as a cantilever

Examples

1. Here we have the cantilever.

2. We have a cantilever here.

3. That's a pretty steep cantilever.

4. Micro cantilevers, membranes, tiny mirrors in cavities, they have mechanical motion.