Bascule may refer to:
*
Bascule bridge
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 leaf, throughout its upward swing to provide clearance for boat traffic. It may be single- or ...
, a moveable bridge with a counterweight that continuously balances the span in providing clearance for boat traffic
*
Bascule (horse)
Bascule is the natural round arc a horse's body takes as it goes over a jump. The horse should rise up through its back, stretching its neck forward and down, when it reaches the peak of his jump. Ideally, the withers are the highest point over ...
, the arc a horse's body takes as it goes over a jump
*
Bascule light, a small navigational aid popular in Denmark up to the 18th century
*
Cecal bascule, a cause of large bowel obstruction
*
Teeterboard
The teeterboard or Korean plank is an acrobatic apparatus that resembles a playground seesaw. The strongest teeterboards are made of oak (usually 9 feet in length). The board is divided in the middle by a fulcrum made of welded steel. At each end ...
, a circus apparatus
* Bascule the Teller, a character from the 1994 Iain M. Banks novel ''
Feersum Endjinn
''Feersum Endjinn'' is a science fiction novel by Scottish writer Iain M. Banks, first published in 1994. It won a British Science Fiction Association Award in 1994.
The novel is sometimes referred to as Banks' second science fiction novel no ...
''
{{disambiguation