truss rafter

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• rafter — Synonyms and related words: H beam, I beam, angle rafter, balk, batten, boom, box girder, breastsummer, corbel, crossbeam, crosstie, footing beam, girder, hammer beam, hip rafter, joist, lattice girder, lintel, plate girder, ridge strut,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Rafter — For the tennis player, see Patrick Rafter. A rafter is one of a series of sloped structural members, that extend from the ridge or hip to the downslope perimeter or eave, designed to support the roof deck and its associated loads.… …   Wikipedia

• auxiliary rafter — noun : a rafter used to strengthen the principal rafter in a truss * * * 1. a rafter reinforcing a principal rafter. 2. a rafter reinforcing a diagonal member of a queen post truss. Also called cushion rafter …   Useful english dictionary

• Jack truss — Jack Jack (j[a^]k), n. [F. Jacques James, L. Jacobus, Gr. ?, Heb. Ya aq[=o]b Jacob; prop., seizing by the heel; hence, a supplanter. Cf. {Jacobite}, {Jockey}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A familiar nickname of, or substitute for, John. [1913 Webster] You… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Jack rafter — Jack Jack (j[a^]k), n. [F. Jacques James, L. Jacobus, Gr. ?, Heb. Ya aq[=o]b Jacob; prop., seizing by the heel; hence, a supplanter. Cf. {Jacobite}, {Jockey}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A familiar nickname of, or substitute for, John. [1913 Webster] You… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• auxiliary rafter — 1. a rafter reinforcing a principal rafter. 2. a rafter reinforcing a diagonal member of a queen post truss. Also called cushion rafter. * * * …   Universalium

• Hip rafter — Hip Hip, n. [OE. hipe, huppe, AS. hype; akin to D. heup, OHG. huf, G. h[ u]fte, Dan. hofte, Sw. h[ o]ft, Goth. hups; cf. Icel. huppr, and also Gr. ? the hollow above the hips of cattle, and Lith. kumpis ham.] [1913 Webster] 1. The projecting… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• compass rafter — noun : a rafter that is cut to a curve and commonly used in an ornamented roof truss or in a gable framing * * * a rafter cut to a curve on one or both edges …   Useful english dictionary

• scissors truss — noun : a roofing truss in which the braces for the rafters cross like the members of a pair of scissors * * * a roof truss having tension members extending from the foot of each principal rafter to a point on the upper half of its opposite member …   Useful english dictionary

• scissors truss — a roof truss having tension members extending from the foot of each principal rafter to a point on the upper half of its opposite member. * * * …   Universalium

• principal rafter — noun : one of the upper diagonal members of a roof truss supporting the purlins and common rafters or those joints to which the roof boarding is secured see roof illustration * * * a diagonal member of a roof principal, usually forming part of a… …   Useful english dictionary