abutment
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mənt 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 or abuttal (əˈbʌtmənt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the state or process of abutting |
| 2. | a. something that abuts |
| b. the thing on which something abuts | |
| c. the point of junction between them | |
| 3. | architect, civil engineering a construction that takes the thrust of an arch or vault or supports the end of a bridge |
| abuttal or abuttal | |
| —n | |
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Abutment
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Word Origin & History
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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However, to date no standard abutment designs have been developed.
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