See also: bàscula, 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): /ˈbas.ku.la/
  • Rhymes: -askula
  • Hyphenation: bà‧scu‧la

Etymology 1

    Borrowed from French bascule.

    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 conjugation

    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