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Definition of truss
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Truss (n.) To
strengthen
or
stiffen,
as a beam or
girder,
by means of a brace or
braces..
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Queen Truss
::
Queen truss () A truss
framed
with
queen-posts;
a
queen-post
truss.
Brace
::
Brace (n.) A piece of
material
used to
transmit,
or
change
the
direction
of,
weight
or
pressure;
any one of the
pieces,
in a frame or
truss,
which
divide
the
structure
into
triangular
parts.
It may act as a tie, or as a
strut,
and
serves
to
prevent
distortion
of the
structure,
and
transverse
strains
in its
members.
A
boiler
brace is a
diagonal
stay,
connecting
the head with the
shell..
Oueen-post
::
Oueen-post
(n.) One of two
suspending
posts in a roof
truss,
or other
framed
truss of
similar
form. See
King-post..
Principal
::
Principal
(n.) The
construction
which gives shape and
strength
to a roof, --
generally
a truss of
timber
or iron, but there are roofs with stone
principals.
Also,
loosely,
the most
important
member
of a piece of
framing..
Gambrel
::
Gambrel
(v. t.) To truss or hang up by means of a
gambrel.
Untruss
::
Untruss
(n.) Alt. of
Untrusse.
Truss
::
Truss (n.) A tuft of
flowers
formed
at the top of the main
stalk,
or stem, of
certain
plants..
Truss
::
Truss (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..
Truss
::
Truss (n.) To
skewer;
to make fast, as the wings of a fowl to the body in
cooking
it..
Kingtruss
::
Kingtruss
() A
truss,
framed
with a
king-post;
-- used in
roofs,
bridges,
etc..
Truss
::
Truss (n.) To take fast hold of; to seize and hold
firmly;
to
pounce
upon.
Truss
::
Truss (n.) A
bundle;
a
package;
as, a truss of
grass..
Truss
::
Truss (n.) The rope or iron used to keep the
center
of a yard to the mast.
Truss
::
Truss (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..
Suspensory
::
Suspensory
(n.) That which
suspends,
or holds up, as a
truss.
Chord
::
Chord (n.) The upper or lower part of a
truss,
usually
horizontal,
resisting
compression
or
tension..
Portal
::
Portal
(n.) The
space,
at one end,
between
opposite
trusses
when these are
terminated
by
inclined
braces..
Kilt
::
Kilt (v. t.) To tuck up; to truss up, as the
clothes..
Yoke
::
Yoke (n.) A tie
securing
two
timbers
together,
not used for part of a
regular
truss,
but
serving
a
temporary
purpose,
as to
provide
against
unusual
strain..
Hip
::
Hip (n.) In a
bridge
truss,
the place where an
inclined
end post meets the top
chord..
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