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abutment
Overview of noun abutment
The noun abutment has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. abutment -- (point of contact between two objects or parts)
2. abutment -- (a masonry support that touches and directly receives thrust or pressure of an arch or bridge)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun abutment
2 senses of abutment
Sense 1
abutment
=> point
=> location
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
abutment
=> support
=> supporting structure
=> structure, construction
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun abutment
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun abutment
2 senses of abutment
Sense 1
abutment
=> point
Sense 2
abutment
=> support
Antonyms of noun abutment
Member Holonyms of noun abutment
Substance Holonyms of noun abutment
Part Holonyms of noun abutment
Member Meronyms of noun abutment
Substance Meronyms of noun abutment
Part Meronyms of noun abutment
Meronyms of noun abutment
Holonyms of noun abutment
Attributes of noun abutment
Derived Forms of noun abutment
1 of 2 senses of abutment
Sense 1
abutment
RELATED TO>(verb) abut#1
=> border, adjoin, edge, abut, march, butt, butt against, butt on
Domain of noun abutment
Domain Terms of noun abutment
Familiarity of noun abutment
abutment used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun abutment
2 senses of abutment
Sense 1
abutment
> point
=> punctum
=> blind spot, optic disc, optic disk
=> navel, umbilicus, bellybutton, omphalos, omphalus
=> McBurney's point
=> node
=> antinode
=> beginning, origin, root, rootage, source
=> celestial point
=> center, centre, midpoint
=> trichion, crinion
=> chokepoint
=> corner
=> crossing
=> focus
=> geographic point, geographical point
=> ground zero
=> hot spot, hotspot
=> midair
=> abutment
=> position, place
=> position
=> pressure point
=> military position, position
=> corner
=> topographic point, place, spot
=> vanishing point
=> focus, focal point
=> hilum
=> focus, focal point, nidus
Sense 2
abutment
> support
=> abutment
=> architrave
=> basement
=> buttress, buttressing
=> foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure
=> pedestal, plinth, footstall
=> prop
Meronyms of noun abutment
2 senses of abutment
Sense 2
abutment
=> support
=> supporting structure
=> structure, construction
HAS PART: foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure
HAS PART: plate
HAS PART: structural member
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun abutment
Grep of noun abutment
abutment
abutment arch
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