Strut vs Crossbracing - What's the difference?
strut | crossbracing |
To swell; protuberate; bulge or spread out.
* Dryden
(originally said of fowl) To stand or walk stiffly, with the tail erect and spread out.
To walk proudly or haughtily.
* Shakespeare
(obsolete) To cause to swell; enlarge; give more importance to.
To protrude; cause to bulge.
(construction) To brace or support by a strut ot struts; hold in place or strengthen by an upright, diagonal, or transverse support.
The use of diagonally crossing struts to add stability and rigidity to a structure
As nouns the difference between strut and crossbracing
is that strut is a proud step or walk, with the head erect; affected dignity in walking or strut can be a support rod while crossbracing is the use of diagonally crossing struts to add stability and rigidity to a structure.As a verb strut
is to swell; protuberate; bulge or spread out or strut can be (construction) to brace or support by a strut ot struts; hold in place or strengthen by an upright, diagonal, or transverse support.As an adjective strut
is (archaic) swelling out; protuberant; bulging.strut
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), (m), from (etyl) , now in Alemannic)Alternative forms
* (l), (l) (dialectal)Verb
(en-verb)- The bellying canvas strutted with the gale.
- He strutted about the yard, thinking himself master of all he surveyed.
- Does he not hold up his head, and strut in his gait?