bascule
See also: basculé
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
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.
- 1997, Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office:
- A device for coupling and releasing the trigger mechanism in a bascule of a gun
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Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
bascule f (plural bascules)
- balance, balance scales
- counterweight
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French
Pronunciation
Verb
bascule
- first-person singular present indicative of basculer
- third-person singular present indicative of basculer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of basculer
- third-person singular present subjunctive of basculer
- second-person singular imperative of basculer
Italian
Noun
bascule f
Spanish
Verb
bascule
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of bascular.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of bascular.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of bascular.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of bascular.
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