báscula
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Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aʃkulɐ
- Hyphenation: bás‧cu‧la
Noun
báscula f (plural básculas)
- bascule (unequal arm scales for large weights)
- weighbridge (drawbridge with counterweight)
Related terms
Further reading
- “báscula”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “báscula”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
báscula f (plural básculas)
- decimal scale (device used to measure heavy weights)
Further reading
- “báscula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16