Also means
rocker switch, scales
Usage Note
Bascule literally means a seesaw or rocking motion, and by extension any tipping/rocking mechanism — scales with a tilting platform, a drawbridge (pont basculant), or a logic circuit 'flip-flop'. The verb basculer means 'to tip over' or 'to switch' (e.g. basculer vers le numérique — to switch to digital).
Examples
"Les enfants jouent sur la bascule dans le parc."
Natural Translation
The children play on the seesaw in the park.
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