A bascule is a counterbalanced structure (i.e. a
lever
A lever is a simple machine consisting of a beam (structure), beam or rigid rod pivoted at a fixed hinge, or '':wikt:fulcrum, fulcrum''. A lever is a rigid body capable of rotating on a point on itself. On the basis of the locations of fulcrum, l ...
) having one end that rises as the other lowers. It may also refer to:
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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- o ...
, a moveable bridge with a counterweight that continuously balances the span in providing clearance for boat traffic
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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
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Bascule light
A bascule light or tipping lantern () was a type of small navigational aid popular in Denmark in the 18th century and before. It consisted of a basket in which wood or coal was set; this was then burned. The basket was affixed to a bascule tha ...
, a small navigational aid popular in Denmark up to the 18th century
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Cecal bascule Cecal bascule is a cause of large bowel obstruction where there is folding of the cecum anteriorly over the ascending colon. It is one of two types of cecal volvulus, the other being axial ileocolic. It is caused by rotational torsion of the cec ...
, a cause of large bowel obstruction
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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''
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