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truss
Found in thesaurus: bandage, patch, framing, frame, framework, bracket, bind, tie, confine, hold, restrain, support, sustain, hold up
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truss
v.
support with a truss; secure, bind
n.
supporting structural framework made up of straight members; bundle; cluster of fruit or flowers
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Truss
In engineering, a truss is a structure that "consists of two-force members only, where the members are organized so that the assemblage as a whole behaves as a single object". A "two-force member" is a structural component where force is applied to only two points. Although this rigorous definition allows the members to have any shape connected in any stable configuration, trusses typically comprise five or more triangular units constructed with straight members whose ends are connected at joints referred to as nodes. In this typical context, external forces and reactions to those forces are considered to act only at the nodes and result in forces in the members which are either tensile or compressive. For straight members, moments (torques) are explicitly excluded because, and only because, all the joints in a truss are treated as revolutes, as is necessary for the links to be two-force members.
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truss
Noun
1. (medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt; worn to hold a hernia in place by pressure
(hypernym) bandage, patch
(classification) medicine, medical specialty
2. a framework of beams forming a rigid structure (as a roof truss)
(hypernym) framework, frame, framing
(part-holonym) truss bridge
3. (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent)
(synonym) corbel
(hypernym) bracket
(hyponym) cul de lampe
(classification) architecture
Verb
1. tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it
(hypernym) tie, bind
(classification) cooking, cookery, preparation
2. secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapes and bring them to the recycling shed"
(synonym) tie down, tie up, bind
(hypernym) restrain, confine, hold
(hyponym) chain up
(entail) fasten, fix, secure
3. support structurally; "truss the roofs"; "trussed bridges"
(hypernym) hold, support, sustain, hold up
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Truss
(n.)
To take fast hold of; to seize and hold firmly; to pounce upon.
To take fast hold of; to seize and hold firmly; to pounce upon.
(n.)
To strengthen or stiffen, as a beam or girder, by means of a brace or braces.
To strengthen or stiffen, as a beam or girder, by means of a brace or braces.
(n.)
To skewer; to make fast, as the wings of a fowl to the body in cooking it.
To skewer; to make fast, as the wings of a fowl to the body in cooking it.
(n.)
To execute by hanging; to hang; -- usually with up.
To execute by hanging; to hang; -- usually with up.
(n.)
To bind or pack close; to make into a truss.
To bind or pack close; to make into a truss.
(n.)
The rope or iron used to keep the center of a yard to the mast.
The rope or iron used to keep the center of a yard to the mast.
(n.)
An assemblage of members of wood or metal, supported at two points, and arranged to transmit pressure vertically to those points, with the least possible strain across the length of any member. Architectural trusses when left visible, as in open timber roofs, often contain members not needed for construction, or are built with greater massiveness than is requisite, or are composed in unscientific ways in accordance with the exigencies of style.
An assemblage of members of wood or metal, supported at two points, and arranged to transmit pressure vertically to those points, with the least possible strain across the length of any member. Architectural trusses when left visible, as in open timber roofs, often contain members not needed for construction, or are built with greater massiveness than is requisite, or are composed in unscientific ways in accordance with the exigencies of style.
(n.)
A tuft of flowers formed at the top of the main stalk, or stem, of certain plants.
A tuft of flowers formed at the top of the main stalk, or stem, of certain plants.
(n.)
A padded jacket or dress worn under armor, to protect the body from the effects of friction; also, a part of a woman's dress; a stomacher.
A padded jacket or dress worn under armor, to protect the body from the effects of friction; also, a part of a woman's dress; a stomacher.
(n.)
A bundle; a package; as, a truss of grass.
A bundle; a package; as, a truss of grass.
(n.)
A bandage or apparatus used in cases of hernia, to keep up the reduced parts and hinder further protrusion, and for other purposes.
A bandage or apparatus used in cases of hernia, to keep up the reduced parts and hinder further protrusion, and for other purposes.
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Truss
To bind poultry for roasting with string or skewers.
