ABUTMENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does abutment mean? 

• ABUTMENT (noun)
  The noun ABUTMENT has 2 senses:

1. point of contact between two objects or parts

2. a masonry support that touches and directly receives thrust or pressure of an arch or bridge

  Familiarity information: ABUTMENT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ABUTMENT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Point of contact between two objects or parts

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("abutment" is a kind of...):

point (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location)

Derivation:

abut (lie adjacent to another or share a boundary)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A masonry support that touches and directly receives thrust or pressure of an arch or bridge

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("abutment" is a kind of...):

support (supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation)

 Context examples 

The screw that secures an abutment onto a dental implant.

(Abutment Screw, NCI Thesaurus)