Abutment

Tamil Dictionary definitions for Abutment

Abutment : தாங்கி, உதைமானம், பாலத்தின் தூண்கள்

Abutment : உதைமானம்,தாங்கி,தாங்கி,உதைமானம்,பாலத்தின் தூண்கள்,பாலத்தின் தூண்கள்

Abutment definition

Noun.

  1. State of abutting.
  2. That on or against which a body abuts or presses
  3. The solid part of a pier or wall, etc., which receives the thrust or lateral pressure of an arch, vault, or strut.
  4. 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.
  5. In breech-loading firearms, the block behind the barrel which receives the pressure due to recoil.