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noun
1.
Architecture, Civil Engineering.
a.
a masonry mass supporting and receiving the thrust of part of an arch or vault.
c.
a mass, as of masonry, receiving the arch, beam, truss, etc., at each end of a bridge.
d.
a mass or structure for resisting the pressure of water on a bridge, pier, or the like.
e.
each of the parts of a canyon or the like receiving the thrusts of an arch dam.
f.
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.
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Abutment
is always a great word to know.
So is dome. Does it mean:
| a vault with a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere |
| having windows |
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abutment
1640s; see abut. Originally any "junction;" the architectural usage is attested from 1793 (the notion is of the meeting-place of the arches of a bridge, etc.).
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abutment a·but·ment (ə-bŭt'mənt)
n.
A natural tooth or implanted tooth substitute used to support or anchor a dental prosthesis.
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