bascula

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See also: báscula and basculá

Catalan

Verb

bascula

  1. inflection of bascular:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

French

Pronunciation

Verb

bascula

  1. third-person singular past historic of basculer

Italian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈba.sku.la/
  • Rhymes: -askula
  • Hyphenation: bà‧scu‧la

Etymology 1

Noun

bascula f (plural bascule)

  1. weighbridge, platform scale (used for weighing large objects)
  2. lever/hinge mechanism, bascule
  3. (firearms) bascule (steel block on which the barrels are hinged) (in a hunting rifle)

Etymology 2

Verb

bascula

  1. inflection of basculare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French basculer.

Verb

a bascula (third-person singular present basculează, past participle basculat) 1st conj.

  1. to topple, to tip over

Conjugation

Spanish

Verb

bascula

  1. inflection of bascular:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative