abutment

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for abutment

abutment 🔊

abutment : යා වූ කොටස

abutment : යා බැම්ම

abutment : හේත්තුව

abutment : යාව

abutment : යාබැම්ම

abutment : ආධාරය

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.