cantilevered

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkæntɪˌlivə(ɹ)d/

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Verb

cantilevered

1. simple past and past participle of cantilever

Adjective

cantilevered (not comparable)

1. Fitted with, or constituting, a cantilever; projecting out laterally from a wall or similar support and thus hanging without other supports.
   • 2016, Ian McEwan, Nutshell, Vintage, page 31:

     The cantilevered shelf of crumbling concrete where my mother sits has been declared unsafe.

Derived terms

• noncantilevered
• uncantilevered