bascule
(noun) a structure or device in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (on the principle of the seesaw)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
bascule (plural bascules)
a counterbalanced structure having one end that rises as the other lowers
(firearms) The portion of a breech-loading firearm that pivots open in order to allow access to the chamber.
• Caubles, Cebulas, bacules
Source: Wiktionary
Bas"cule, n. Etym: [F., a seesaw.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 December 2024
(adjective) restricted to a particular condition of life; “an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen”
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