abutment Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun point of contact between two objects or parts
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noun a masonry support that touches and directly receives thrust or pressure of an arch or bridge
WordNet
A*but"ment noun
Definitions
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State of abutting. -
That on or against which a body abuts or presses ; as(a) (Arch.) The solid part of a pier or wall, etc., which receives the thrust or lateral pressure of an arch, vault, or strut . Gwilt.(b) (mech.) 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. (c) In breech-loading firearms, the block behind the barrel which receives the pressure due to recoil.