Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cantilevered

/ˈkæntɪˌlivə(ɹ)d/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables: can-tilevered
IPA: /ˈkæntɪˌlivə(ɹ)d/

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of cantilever

adj

Fitted with, or constituting, a cantilever; projecting out laterally from a wall or similar support and thus hanging without other supports.

Example Sentences

"The cantilevered shelf of crumbling concrete where my mother sits has been declared unsafe."

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈkæntɪˌlivə(ɹ)d/

Derived Forms

noncantilevered uncantilevered

Questions

How do you pronounce cantilevered?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkæntɪˌlivə(ɹ)d/.
What does cantilevered mean?: simple past and past participle of cantilever

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