Strut vs Joist - What's the difference?
strut | joist |
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.
In lang=en terms the difference between strut and joist
is that strut is to protrude; cause to bulge while joist is to fit or furnish with joists.As verbs the difference between strut and joist
is that 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 while joist is to fit or furnish with joists.As nouns the difference between strut and joist
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 joist is a piece of timber laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed.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?
