TRUSS
What does "TRUSS" mean?
A rigid framework of beams, typically triangulated, used to support a roof or bridge.
Meanings
- A structural framework of struts arranged in triangles to span a gap. The barn's roof rests on a row of timber trusses.
- To tie up tightly, especially to bind the wings and legs of a bird before cooking. Truss the chicken so it roasts evenly.
- A padded medical support belt for a hernia. The doctor fitted him with a truss. technical
Did you know?
- A truss owes its strength to a fact of geometry: the triangle is the only shape whose angles cannot change unless a side actually breaks, so triangulated frames simply refuse to fold.
Word origin
From Old French 'trousse' (a bundle, a pack), from the verb 'trousser' (to pack up, to tie); the structural sense developed from the idea of a bound bundle of members.
Remember it
TRUSS sounds like 'trust' missing its T - a roof truss is the structure you trust over your head.
A little poem
No single beam could hold this span-
yet bolted into stubborn triangles,
the empty air becomes a plan.
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Wordplay
- Engineers love a good truss - it's the one relationship built entirely on triangles and still holds up.
What it teaches
Strength is rarely one strong beam; it is weak parts braced so none can give way alone.
Quick facts
What does TRUSS mean?
A rigid framework of beams, typically triangulated, used to support a roof or bridge.
Is TRUSS a valid word?
Yes — TRUSS is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is TRUSS?
TRUSS has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does TRUSS come from?
From Old French 'trousse' (a bundle, a pack), from the verb 'trousser' (to pack up, to tie); the structural sense developed from the idea of a bound bundle of members.
What can TRUSS teach us?
Strength is rarely one strong beam; it is weak parts braced so none can give way alone.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.