Word: bascules
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ba
scules
Definition: Plural of bascule; a structure or device in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (on the principle of the seesaw)
Morphemes:
Affix: bascule
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A counterbalanced structure having one end that rises as the other lowers.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: bas
Language: fr
Decoded: bas
PoS: Noun
Meaning: lower end; bottom (of a thing)
Affix: cul
Language: fr
Decoded: cul
PoS: Noun
Meaning: the bottom, rear (of an object)
Affix: -er
Language: fr
Decoded: -er
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Nominal suffix indicating the person who exercises a particular activity.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).