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Bascule

Bas′cule

(băs′kū̍l)
,
Noun.
[F., a seesaw.]
In mechanics, an apparatus on the principle of the seesaw, in which one end rises as the other falls.
Bascule bridge
,
a counterpoise or balanced drawbridge, which is opened by sinking the counterpoise and thus lifting the footway into the air.

Definition 2024


bascule

bascule

See also: basculé

English

bascule
A bascule bridge

Noun

bascule (plural bascules)

  1. a counterbalanced structure having one end that rises as the other lowers

Derived terms


French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bas.kyl/

Verb

bascule

  1. first-person singular present indicative of basculer
  2. third-person singular present indicative of basculer
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of basculer
  4. first-person singular present subjunctive of basculer
  5. second-person singular imperative of basculer

Italian

Noun

bascule f

  1. plural of bascula

Spanish

Verb

bascule

  1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of bascular.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of bascular.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of bascular.
  4. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of bascular.