buttress

English - Turkish

Definition of buttress in English Turkish dictionary: payanda; destekçi; desteklemek; güçlendirmek; güçlendirici; yardımcı; destek; ayak veya payanda koymak; {i} ayak; {f} desteklik etmek; {f} perçinleştirmek; payanda,v.destekle: n.destek; destekçi/destek; destekle; (Jeoloji) topuk
buttress dam: (Çevre,İnşaat) payandalı baraj
buttress wall: payandalı duvar
buttress braces: bağlantı kirişleri
buttress bracing struts: bağlantı kirişleri
buttress brazing struts: bağlantı kirişleri
buttress spacing: payanda eksenleri aralığı
buttress spacing: desdek eksenleri aralığı
buttress thread: (Mekanik) payandalı diş
buttress up: ayak veya payanda koymak (yapı)
buttressed: {f} destekle
buttressed: desteklenmiş
buttressed: destekli
buttressing: destekleyerek
buttressing: destekleyen
arch buttress: kemervari payanda
buttressing: {f} destekle
buttressing: {i} destekleme
flying buttress: kemerli payanda
flying buttress: payanda
flying buttress: duvar dirseği
to prop: desteklemek için
flying buttress: mim. dayanma kemeri
hanging buttress: asma destek
hanging buttress: uçan iskele

English - English

Definition of buttress in English English dictionary: A buttress-root; A feature jutting prominently out from a mountain or rock; a crag, a bluff
Two short pitches up a chimney-crack are followed by a traverse right to the centre of the buttress.; To support something physically with, or as if with, a prop or buttress; A brick or stone structure built against another structure to support it; Anything that serves to support something; a prop; To support something or someone by supplying evidence; to corroborate or substantiate; any support or prop; {n} a prop, shore, support; {v} to prop; A structural device of masonry or concrete that resists the diagonal forces from an arch or vault; abutment; A side support that counteracts an outward pusing force, the way bookends keep books on a shelf from sliding sideways Buttresses are often used to support the sides of arches and walls of tall churches, where they counteract the outward thrust; A structure built against a wall to strengthen or support it; To support something with, or as if with a buttress; reinforce with a buttress; "Buttress the church"; a bracket-like wall that projects from a wall to strengthen and stiffen it against overturning forces that are applied to the opposite face A buttress must touch the wall it reinforces, although it may be integral with or independent of it All parts of a buttress act in compression See also counterfort; a structure, usually of stone or brick, built against a wall to support it; A projecting mass of masonry, used for resisting the thrust of an arch, or for ornament and symmetry; In architecture, a projecting structure, usually brick or stone, built against a wall for support or reinforcement; a mass of masonry or brickwork projecting from or built against a wall to give additional strength; make stronger or defensible; "buttress your thesis"; typically a short 'stub' wall supporting the main wall or tower; a projection from a wall to create additional strength and support; n The part of the mountain or rock that stands in front of the main mountain face; reinforce with a buttress; "Buttress the church; A structure built against a wall to support or reinforce it Usually an exterior masonry structure that opposes the lateral thrust of an arch or a vault and adds extra support; A projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building; a projecting part of a mountain or hill; a broadened base of a tree trunk or a thickened vertical part of it; something that supports or strengthens; an arch shaped support, used by builders of bridges and churches in the days before steel; {f} support, reinforce; Supporting element; Root which forms enlarged, above the surface, roots which support the plant; A square projection of masonry on the outside or corner of a wall that provides extra strength for some internal feature such as a roof beam or an arch; A support built against the wall and designed to strengthen it The flying buttress, which supports the wall from the outside, is characteristic of Gothic cathedrals; Buttresses are supports, usually made of stone or brick, that support a wall. a brick or stone structure built to support a wall (boterez, from boter; BUTT). to support a system, idea, argument etc, especially by providing money. Exterior support, usually of masonry, projecting from the face of a wall and serving to strengthen it or resist outward thrust from an arch or roof. Buttresses also have a decorative function. Though used since ancient times (Mesopotamian temples featured decorative buttresses, as did Roman and Byzantine structures), they are especially associated with Gothic architecture. See also flying buttress; A mass of stone built up to support a wall, usually necessary to strengthen those of great height See flying buttress; A projecting mass of masonry set at an angle to or boned into a wall that it strengthens or supports; An exterior architectural support; a very steep arete on the face of a mountain Nose and pillar are synonomous with buttress; To support with a buttress; to prop; to brace firmly; A vertical strip of heavy masonry applied to the wall of a building to provide structural reinforcement against lateral forces (as from a vault or an arch) When the buttress is a free-standing pier attached to the wall by one or more arches, it is called a flying buttress; A structure built against a wall to give it strength; Wall projection for extra support; flying - narrow, arched bridge against the structure; pilaster - gradually recedes into the structure as it ascends; a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building make stronger or defensible; "buttress your thesis"; {i} support, brace; a synonym of spur; a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building; A projecting masonry structure to give additional strength and stability to a wall, distribute superimposed loads and/or resist the lateral thrusts from an arch, roof or vaults as in large churches and cathedrals; a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building make stronger or defensible; "buttress your thesis" reinforce with a buttress; "Buttress the church; Anything which supports or strengthens
flying buttress: a buttress that stands apart from the structure that it supports, and is connected to it by an arch (flyer)
buttressed: {a} propt, or held up by a buttress
buttressed: having buttresses or supports
buttressed: past of buttress
buttressed: held up by braces or buttresses
buttresses: plural of buttress
buttresses: third-person singular of buttress
buttressing: a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building
buttressing: present participle of buttress
flying buttress: a buttress that stands apart from the main structure and connected to it by an arch
flying buttress: An arched masonry support serving to bear thrust, as from a roof or vault, away from a main structure to an outer pier or buttress. Also called arc-boutant. a curved line of stones or bricks that are joined to the outside wall of a large building such as a church, and help to support it. Masonry structure typically consisting of an inclined bar carried on a half arch that extends ("flies") from the upper part of a wall to a pier some distance away and carries the thrust of a roof or vault. A pinnacle (vertical ornament of pyramidal or conical shape) often crowns the pier, adding weight and enhancing stability. The flying buttress evolved in the Gothic era from earlier simpler, hidden supports. The design increased the supporting power of the buttress and allowed for the creation of the high-ceilinged churches typical of Gothic architecture

buttress

Hyphenation

but·tress

Turkish pronunciation

bʌtrıs

Synonyms

counterfort, abutment, column, mainstay, pier, prop, reinforcement, shore, stanchion, stay, strut, underpinning, back up, beef up, brace

Antonyms

let down, weaken

Pronunciation

/ˈbətrəs/ /ˈbʌtrəs/

Etymology

[ 'b&-tr&s ] (noun.) 14th century. From Old French bouterez, bouteret, from Frankish *botan, from Proto-Germanic *bautanan (“to push”) ( > English beat).