Definitions for basculeˈbæs kyul
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
bas•culeˈbæs kyul(n.)
a device operating like a balance or seesaw, esp. an arrangement of a movable bridge (bas′cule bridge`) by which the rising floor or section is counterbalanced by a weight.
Category: Civil Engineering
Origin of bascule:
1670–80; F; MF bacule
Princeton's WordNet
bascule(noun)
a structure or device in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (on the principle of the seesaw)
Wiktionary
bascule(Noun)
a counterbalanced structure having one end that rises as the other lowers
Webster Dictionary
Bascule(noun)
in mechanics an apparatus on the principle of the seesaw, in which one end rises as the other falls
Translations for bascule
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
rocker(noun)
one of usually two curved supports on which a cradle, rocking-chair etc rocks.
- skommelstoelAfrikaans
- أرْجُل سَرير الطِّفْلArabic
- стол люлкаBulgarian
- embaladeiraPortuguese (BR)
- oblouk kolébkyCzech
- die KufeGerman
- καμπυλωτή βάση κουνιστής πολυθρόναςGreek
- balancínSpanish
- jalusEstonian
- هر یک از دو چوب قوص دار زیر صنلی یا گهوارهFarsi
- keinutuolin jalkaFinnish
- basculeFrench
- נַעֲנעַןHebrew
- वक्र मुखी छेनीHindi
- zipka za ljuljanjeCroatian
- saru (hintaszéké)Hungarian
- penggoyangIndonesian
- valti, sveigurIcelandic
- asse ricurva (di dondolo)Italian
- ゆり子Japanese
- 로커(요람, 흔들의자 등의 바닥에 대는 활 모양의 나무)Korean
- lingėLithuanian
- sliece; loksLatvian
- jumpelangMalay
- onderstel van schommelstoel etc.Dutch
- meieNorwegian
- biegunPolish
- هر یک از دو چوب قوص دار زیر صنلی یا گهوارهPersian
- قوس یا کمان لرونکی لرګی د صندلی لاندیPashto
- embaladeiraPortuguese
- basculăRomanian
- качалкаRussian
- oblúk kolískySlovak
- sanicaSlovenian
- ljuljaškaSerbian
- med[e]Swedish
- คานโค้งของเก้าอี้โยกThai
- kavisli ayakTurkish
- 搖籃或搖椅底部的搖桿Chinese (Trad.)
- гойдалкаUkrainian
- جھولے کا کڑاUrdu
- ghế bập bênhVietnamese
- 可摇动的东西，摇轴Chinese (Simp.)
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