Definizione monolingua

truss

truss (third-person singular simple present trusses, present participle trussing, simple past and past participle trussed)

1. (transitive) To tie up a bird before cooking it.
2. (transitive) To secure or bind with ropes.
3. (transitive) To support.

truss (plural trusses)

1. A bandage and belt used to hold a hernia in place.
   • 2008, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, chapter 4, Professional Guide to Diseases, ISBN 0781778999, page 280:

     A truss may keep the abdominal contents from protruding into the hernial sac; however, this wont cure the hernia.

2. A framework of beams forming a rigid structure.
3. (architecture) A triangular bracket.
4. An old English farming measurement. One truss of straw equalled 36 pounds, a truss of old hay equalled 56 pounds, a truss of new hay equalled 60 pounds, and 36 trusses equalled one load.

Definizione dizionario truss

	cinto
	bandage and belt

	struttura reticolare
	framework of beams

capriata

fascio

legare

Altri significati:

(transitive) To tie up a bird before cooking it.

to tie up a bird before cooking it

architecture: triangular bracket

to secure or bind with ropes

An old English farming measurement. One truss of straw equalled 36 pounds, a truss of old hay equalled 56 pounds, a truss of new hay equalled 60 pounds, and 36 trusses equalled one load.

to support

A framework of beams forming a rigid structure.

An assembly of members combined to form a rigid framework. All members are interconnected to form triangles.

(architecture) A triangular bracket.

A bandage and belt used to hold a hernia in place.

(transitive) To secure or bind with ropes.

(transitive) To support.