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S vs Abutment - What's the difference?

s | abutment |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a noun abutment is

the point of junction between two things, in particular a support, that abuts .

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Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    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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