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Definition of Bascules

Bascule
Bascule Bas"cule, n. [F., a seesaw.] In mechanics an apparatus on the principle of the seesaw, in which one end rises as the other falls. Bascule bridge, a counterpoise or balanced drawbridge, which is opened by sinking the counterpoise and thus lifting the footway into the air.

Meaning of Bascules from wikipedia

- A bascule bridge (also referred to as a drawbridge or a lifting bridge) is a moveable bridge with a counterweight that continuously balances a span, or...
- Look up bascule in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A bascule is a counterbalanced structure (i.e. a lever) having one end that rises as the other lowers...
- 1912. Another design uses balance beams to lift the deck, with pivoting bascules located on the top of the lift towers. See List of vertical-lift bridges...
- to repair the bascules and perform other maintenance. A computer system was installed to control the raising and lowering of the bascules remotely. However...
- A bascule light or tipping lantern (Danish: Vippefyr) was a type of small navigational aid po****r in Denmark in the 18th century and before. It consisted...
- a German-American structural engineer who revolutionized the design of bascule bridges. He was the chief engineer of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco...
- rail transportation on the old bridge was suspended permanently as the bascule section had weakened significantly due to corrosion. In 2020, Government...
- Cecal bascule is a cause of large bowel obstruction where there is folding of the ce**** anteriorly over the ascending colon. It is one of two types of...
- was a conventional bridge resting on concrete piers with a double-leaf bascule section midway, which could be raised to let ships and barges p**** through...
- Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms mini decimal bascule. a scale model Les bascules décimales Principle of decimal scales Technik von gestern...