bascule

== English == === Etymology === From French bascule. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbæskjuːl/ === 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Anagrams === Caubles, Cebulas, bacules == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French bascule. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌbɑsˈky.lə/ Hyphenation: bas‧cu‧le Rhymes: -ylə === Noun === bascule f (plural bascules, no diminutive) balance, balance scales counterweight ==== Derived terms ==== basculebrug == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bas.kyl/ === Etymology 1 === From earlier bacule, which folk etymology altered to bassecule under the influence of basse, feminine of bas (“low”). ==== Noun ==== bascule f (plural bascules) seesaw (electronics) flip-flop ===== Derived terms ===== chaise à bascule cheval à bascule fauteuil à bascule ===== Descendants ===== → Catalan: bàscula → Dutch: bascule → English: bascule → German: Basküle → Italian: bascula → Portuguese: báscula → Spanish: báscula === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== bascule inflection of basculer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “bascule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Noun === bascule f plural of bascula == Spanish == === Verb === bascule inflection of bascular: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative