ἀντίτονος

English (LSJ)

ἀντίτονον, (ἀντιτείνω)
A strained against, resisting, stretched against, resistant, Pl.Ti.62c; of a bow, APl.4.211.4 (Stat. Flacc.).
2 Subst. ἀντίτονα, τά, guyropes securing torsion-engines, Plu.Marc.15, Ph.Bel.99.47.

Spanish (DGE)

-ον
1 que resiste, resistente, εἶδος Pl.Ti.62c, de un arco AP 16.211 (Stat.Flacc.).
2 subst. τὰ ἀ. cables resistentes que sujetan una máquina de torsión, Plu.Marc.15, Ph.Bel.99.47.

German (Pape)

[Seite 262] entgegengespannt, κέρας, Bogen, Statil. Flacc. 8 (Plan. 211); übh. widerstehend, Plat. Tim. 62 c; – τὰ ἀντίτονα, Gegensehnen, bei Wurfgeschützen, Plut. Marcell. 15.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ος, ον :
1 tendu contre : τὰ ἀντίτονα PLUT câbles pour manœuvrer des machines de siège;
2 fig. qui résiste fortement.
Étymologie: ἀντιτείνω.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

ἀντίτονος:
1 оттянутый, натянутый: τὰ ἀντίτονα (sc. νεῦρα) Plut. оттяжные канаты (в метательных машинах);
2 оказывающий сопротивление, упругий Plat.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἀντίτονος: -ον, (ἀντιτείνω) ὁ ἐναντίον τινὸς τεταμένος, ὁ ἀνθιστάμενος πρός τινα, Πλάτ. Τίμ. 62C: ὡς τὸ παλίντονος, ἐπὶ τόξου, Ἀνθ. Πλαν. 211. 4. 2) ὡς οὐσιαστ., ἀντίτονα, τά, σχοινία χρησιμεύοντα πρός τὴν διεύθυνσιν πολιορκητικῆς τινος μηχανῆς, Πλουτ. Μάρκελλ. 15, πρβλ. Φίλ. Βελοπ. 991).

Greek Monolingual

(Α ἀντίτονος, -ον) (Α) αντιτείνω
1. ο τεντωμένος εναντίον κάποιου
2. (το ουδ. πληθ. ως ουσ.) τὰ ἀντίτονα
σχοινιά που χρησίμευαν για την κίνηση πολιορκητικής μηχανής.

Greek Monotonic

ἀντίτονος: -ον (ἀντιτείνω), τεντωμένος ενάντια σε κάτι, ανθεκτικός· ως ουσ., ἀντίτονα, τά, σχοινιά για τη βαλίστρα, σε Πλούτ.

Middle Liddell

ἀντιτείνω
strained against, resisting: as substantive, ἀντίτονα, τά, cords for a ballista, Plut.

Wikipedia EN

A guy-wire, guy-line, or guy-rope, also known as simply a guy, is a tensioned cable designed to add stability to a free-standing structure. They are used commonly for ship masts, radio masts, wind turbines, utility poles, and tents. A thin vertical mast supported by guy wires is called a guyed mast. Structures that support antennas are frequently of a lattice construction and are called "towers". One end of the guy is attached to the structure, and the other is anchored to the ground at some distance from the mast or tower base. The tension in the diagonal guy-wire, combined with the compression and buckling strength of the structure, allows the structure to withstand lateral loads such as wind or the weight of cantilevered structures. They are installed radially, usually at equal angles about the structure, in trios and quads. As the tower leans a bit due to the wind force, the increased guy tension is resolved into a compression force in the tower or mast and a lateral force that resists the wind load. For example, antenna masts are often held up by three guy-wires at 120° angles. Structures with predictable lateral loads, such as electrical utility poles, may require only a single guy-wire to offset the lateral pull of the electrical wires, at a spot where the wires change direction.