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Sturz — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • camber noun A gentle curve across a surface, such as a road or roof, that lets water drain off.
  • drop noun A small round blob of liquid.
  • ledge noun A narrow flat shelf sticking out from a wall, cliff, or other surface.
  • lintel noun A beam laid flat across the top of a door or window to hold up the wall above it.
  • plummet verb To fall suddenly and steeply.
  • transom noun A horizontal bar fixed across the top of a doorway.
  • tumble verb To fall suddenly, often rolling or turning over as it happens.

Senses

Sturz is used for these senses in English:

  • camber (automotive) The alignment on the roll axis of the wheels of a road vehicle, where positive camber signifies that the wheels are closer together at the bottom than the top.
  • drop An act of moving downwards under the force of gravity; a descent, a fall.
  • ledge (architecture) A (door or window) lintel.
  • lintel (architectural element) A horizontal structural beam spanning an opening, such as between the uprights of a door or a window, and which supports the wall above.
  • plummet A violent or dramatic fall.
  • transom (architectural element) A crosspiece over a door; a lintel.
  • tumble A fall, especially end over end.

camber — full definition

  1. noun A gentle curve across a surface, such as a road or roof, that lets water drain off.
  2. noun The slope built into a bend in a road to counter the pull of turning at speed.
  3. noun A slight upward curve on the underside of a beam or arch.
  4. noun (motoring) The angle at which a vehicle's wheels tilt from vertical, seen from the front.

drop — full definition

  1. noun A small round blob of liquid.
  2. verb To let something fall, or to fall oneself.
  3. verb To release something (a song, product, or piece of information) to the public.
  4. verb To stop doing, discuss, or associate with something; to abandon it.
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