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Piers vs Abutment - What's the difference?

piers | abutment |

As nouns the difference between piers and abutment

is that piers is plural of lang=en while abutment is the point of junction between two things, in particular a support, that abuts.

As a proper noun Piers

is a given name derived from Ancient Greek.

piers

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • .

    • Usage notes

    * Revived as a given name in the twentieth century, mainly in the U.K.

    Related terms

    * (surnames) Pearce, Pears, Pearse, Peers, Perce, Peirce, Peirse,Perris, Perriss, Perse, Persse, Pierce, Pierse * Pearson, Pierson

    See also

    * pier

    Anagrams

    * * * * ----

    abutment

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The point of junction between two things, in particular a support, that abuts.
  • (engineering, architecture) The solid portion of a structure that supports the lateral pressure of an arch or vault.
  • (engineering) A construction that supports the ends of a bridge; a structure that anchors the cables on a suspension bridge.
  • Something that abuts, or on which something abuts.
  • The state of abutting.
  • (architecture) That element that shares a common boundary or surface with its neighbor.
  • (dentistry) The tooth that supports a denture or bridge.
  • A fixed point or surface where resistance is obtained.
    • The fulcrum acted as an abutment .

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