abutment

Etymology
First attested in 1644; engineering sense first attested in 1793. From. Equivalent to.

Noun

 * 1) The point of junction between two things, in particular a support, that abuts.
 * 2)  The solid portion of a structure that supports the lateral pressure of an arch or vault.
 * 3)  A construction that supports the ends of a bridge; a structure that anchors the cables on a suspension bridge.
 * 4)  The part of a valley or canyon wall against which a dam is constructed.
 * Heavy rains have caused the dam's abutments to seep, raising concern over possible dam failure.
 * 1) Something that abuts, or on which something abuts.
 * 2) The state of abutting.
 * 3)  That element that shares a common boundary or surface with its neighbor.
 * 4)  The tooth that supports a denture or bridge.
 * 5) A fixed point or surface where resistance is obtained.
 * The fulcrum acted as an abutment.
 * The fulcrum acted as an abutment.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: допирна точка
 * Finnish: tukipiste


 * Bulgarian:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: abutmento
 * Finnish: tukimuuri, vastikemuuri
 * Ido:
 * Polish:


 * Bulgarian: брегови устои
 * Finnish: maatuki
 * Spanish:


 * Finnish:


 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German: Angrenzen
 * Interlingua: confinamento, conjuncto
 * Italian:
 * Spanish:


 * Ido:
 * Polish:


 * Finnish: tukihammas
 * Italian:


 * Finnish: tukipiste