Definition of "cantilever" in inglés

noun

1. (architecture) A beam anchored at one end and projecting into space, such as a long bracket projecting from a wall to support a balcony.

2. A beam anchored at one end and used as a lever within a microelectromechanical system.

3. (figure skating) A technique, similar to the spread eagle, in which the skater travels along a deep edge with knees bent and bends their back backwards, parallel to the ice.

verb

1. To project (something) in the manner of or by means of a cantilever.