to buttress

English - Turkish

Definition of to buttress in English Turkish dictionary: {i} payanda; (Jeoloji) topuk; desteklemek; güçlendirmek; destekçi; güçlendirici; yardımcı
to prop: desteklemek için
buttress: {i} destek
buttress: ayak veya payanda koymak
buttress: {i} ayak
buttress: {f} desteklik etmek
buttress: {f} perçinleştirmek
buttress: payanda,v.destekle: n.destek
buttress: destekçi/destek
buttress: destekle

English - English

Definition of to 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; 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"; To support something or someone by supplying evidence; to corroborate or substantiate; 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