strengthener

Other forms: strengtheners

Definitions of strengthener

1. noun

   a device designed to provide additional strength
   “the cardboard backing was just a strengthener”

   synonyms: reinforcement

   types:

   backing, mount

   something forming a back that is added for strengthening

   brace, bracing

   a structural member used to stiffen a framework

   brace

   a support that steadies or strengthens something else

   safety arch

   an undecorated arch that is included in order to strengthen or support a construction

   ankle brace

   a brace worn to strengthen the ankle

   back brace

   a brace worn to support the back

   crosspiece

   a transverse brace

   gusset, gusset plate

   a metal plate used to strengthen a joist

   guy, guy cable, guy rope, guy wire

   a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent)

   knee brace

   a brace worn to strengthen the knee

   neck brace

   a brace worn to steady the neck

   skeg

   a brace that extends from the rear of the keel to support the rudderpost

   stay

   (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar

   stringer

   brace consisting of a longitudinal member to strengthen a fuselage or hull

   strut

   brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression

   crosstie, railroad tie, sleeper, tie

   one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track

   type of:

   device

   an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose