bascule

bas·cule

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bas-kyool]
- /ˈbæs kyul/
- /ˈbæskjuːl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bas-kyool]
- /ˈbæs kyul/

Definitions of bascule word

noun bascule a bridge with a movable section hinged about a horizontal axis and counterbalanced by a weight 3
noun bascule a movable roadway forming part of such a bridge 3
noun bascule a device balanced so that when one end is lowered the other end is raised 3
noun bascule a device operating like a balance or seesaw, especially an arrangement of a movable bridge (bascule bridge) by which the rising floor or section is counterbalanced by a weight. 1
noun bascule A type of bridge with a pivoting section that is raised and lowered using counterweights. 1
noun bascule a counterbalanced structure having one end that rises as the other lowers. 0

See all 6 definitions of bascule

Information block about the term

Origin of bascule

First appearance:

before 1670

One of the 47% oldest English words

1670-80; French: name for a number of seesawlike mechanical devices, Middle French bacule, noun derivative of baculer to strike on the buttocks (probably orig., to land on one's buttocks), equivalent to bas down (see base2) + -culer, verbal derivative of cul rump, buttocks (see culet); -s- by false analysis as bas(se) adj. + cule taken as a feminine noun

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Bascule

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Bascule

bascule popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

bascule usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer