The buttress supports the roof above the statues (n.)
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A buttress is a certain kind of architectural structure. An example sentence would be: He designed that buttress in 5 months.
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The singular possessive form of the noun buttress is buttress's.
The plural form of the noun buttress is buttresses. The plural possessive form is buttresses'.
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Buttress
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No, buttress roots are not edible. They serve the purpose of providing stability and support to large trees in tropical rainforests. They are not meant for human consumption.
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A flying buttress is not a feature of Romanesque architecture.
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To build a flying buttress, brick, wood, stone, and limestone is needed.
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A buttress-root is a root growing from the above-ground stem or trunk, providing support.
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no, buttress roots are roots of a big tree, but the roots are showing out of the ground, bulging
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i believe it is called a buttress
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A flying buttress is a form of buttressing most strongly associated with Gothic church architecture. Flying buttress systems compose of two parts including a massive vertical masonry block on the outside of a building and a segmental or quadrant arch bridging the gap between the buttress and the wall.
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buttress roots are producers as they are plants but not carnivorous ones and therefore can be eaten by a consumer such as a cow ,sheep etc.
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An arc-boutant is an alternative term for a flying buttress - a buttress which stands apart from the structure that it supports and is connected to it by an arch.
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Buttress roots are large roots that protrude from shallowly planted rainforest trees. The function of buttress roots is to provide support for the tree and to gather much needed nutrients that are required for the tree's survival.
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Buttress roots are large roots that protrude from shallowly planted rainforest trees. The function of buttress roots is to provide support for the tree and to gather much needed nutrients that are required for the tree's survival.
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Various animals can feed on buttress roots, including insects like termites and wood-boring beetles, as well as larger animals such as rodents, deer, and elephants. These animals typically consume buttress roots for nutrients or as a food source.
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A flying buttress is most strongly associated with Gothic church in architecture. The purpose is to resist the lateral forces pushing a wall outwards by redirecting them to the ground.
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The adaption of buttress roots help trees because in rainforests, 70% of the nutrients are on the surface of the soil and if your roots are on the surface, they can absorb more nutrients
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As always with buttress thread casing, burying half of the triangle (or the 'delta') provides the proper make-up torque.
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Answer from wikipedia
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Buttress and stilt roots are found in the rain forest biome. They like nutrient poor soil, which is what the rain forest floor has due to lack of sunlight.
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It's called a "buttress". If the entire base does not contact the ground, it is called a "flying buttress".
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The search term buttress flying -"Chartres Cathedral" would yield those pages.
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A butte or a buttress works here...
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projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building - Notre Dame has "flying Butresses" that support the walls
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something that supports or strengthens <a buttress of the cause of peace>
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"Buttress" as a verb can mean strengthen, reinforce, fortify, support, bolster, underpin, cement, uphold, defend, sustain
"Buttress" as a noun can mean prop, support, abutment, brace, shore, pier, reinforcement, stanchion, safeguard, defense, protection, guard, support, bulwark
If you answer "support," you've got it covered either way.
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A buttress is most often useful in architectural structures where a brick or masonry wall needs reinforcing strength. The most common circumstance would be a corner exterior wall.
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this because the buttress roots support the growth of the trees (for it to have a decent stucture) and for the buttress roots to extend to find water from the soil :0 ;) :) :( ;D :D ;P :P :Z :[] ;[] :() ;()
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The scientific name for a Buttress Root is "Pneumatophore." It is a specialized root found in certain tree species in tropical forests, providing additional support and stability to the tree in shallow soils.
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bear, carry, brace, underpin, buttress, reinforce
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well, look at a picture and copy it with a pen or pencil on paper
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