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| Compression | the action of compressing or being compressed. |
| Suspension bridge | is a type of bridge in which the deck (the load-bearing portion) is hung below suspension cables on vertical suspenders. |
| Dissipate | (with reference to a feeling or other intangible thing) disappear or cause to disappear. |
| Buckle | A flat, typically rectangular frame with a hinged pin, used for joining the ends of a belt or strap. |
| Torsion | the action of twisting or the state of being twisted, especially of one end of an object relative to the other. |
| Cantilever | a long projecting beam or girder fixed at only one end, used in bridge construction |
| Stable torsion | an instrument used to measure small forces, esp. electric or magnetic forces, by the torsion they produce in a thin wire, thread, or rod |