1660s, probably from cant (n.2) + lever, but earliest form (c. 1610) was cantlapper. First element also might be Spanish can "dog," architect's term for an end of timber jutting out of a wall, on which beams rested. Related: Cantilevered.
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1. Force - measuring elements employ either a cantilever beam or a column arrangement.
测力元件采用悬臂梁或柱的形式.
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2. The idea of cantilever construction is ancient in the Orient.
在亚洲古代就已实行过悬臂施工.
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3. The Great New Orlean Bridge represents modern contemporary long - span steel cantilever construction.
新奥尔良大钢桥表现出了现代大 跨 径钢桥悬臂施工的技术.
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4. The flexible diaphragm is connected to a plat cantilever - calibrated spring.
柔韧的膜片一扁平的悬臂校正弹簧相连.
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5. The structure consists basically of two cantilever beams.
