Definition of Abutmint
A*but"ment (&adot;*bŭt"ment),
n. 1. State of abutting.
2. That on or against which a body abuts or
presses; as (a) (Arch.) The solid part of
a pier or wall, etc., which receives the thrust or lateral pressure of an
arch, vault, or strut. Gwilt. (b)
(Mech.) 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. (c) In breech-loading
firearms, the block behind the barrel which receives the pressure due to
recoil.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- State of abutting.
- That on or against which a body abuts or presses; as
- # (Architecture): The solid part of a pier or wall, etc., which receives the thrust or lateral pressure of an arch, vault, or strut. - Gwilt
- # (Mechanics): 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.
- # In breech-loading firearms, the block behind the barrel which receives the pressure due to recoil.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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