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Definitions for Abutment
[1] Architecture , Civil Engineering . a masonry mass supporting and receiving the thrust of part of an arch or vault. a force that serves to abut an arch or vault. a mass, as of masonry, receiving the arch, beam, truss, etc., at each end of a bridge. a mass or structure for resisting the pressure of water on a bridge, pier, or the like. each of the parts of a canyon or the like receiving the thrusts of an arch dam. a structure for absorbing tensions from reinforcing strands for concrete being prestressed.
[2] the place where projecting parts meet; junction.
[3] Dentistry . a tooth or tooth root that supports or stabilizes a bridge, denture, or other prosthetic appliance.
[4] the state or process of abutting
[5] something that abuts the thing on which something abuts the point of junction between them
[6] architect civil engineering a construction that takes the thrust of an arch or vault or supports the end of a bridge
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Words nearby Abutment
abusage, abuse, abusive, abut, abutilon, abutment, abuttal, abuttals, abutter, abuzz, abv
Origin of Abutment
First recorded in 1635–45; abut + -ment
Synonyms for Abutment
support, arch end, bridge end, end piece, jutting piece, vault end