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basculated

basculated is the simple past and past participle of basculate.

Meaning of basculate

Verb

basculate (third-person singular simple present basculates, present participle basculating, simple past and past participle basculated)

  1. (ambitransitive) To oscillate or to tilt or pivot like a seesaw.
    • It shortens the length of the lever arm by means of which the weight of the body and the Achilles tendon tendon makes the calcaneum basculate by carrying its posterior extremity up and the large apophysis down.1917, International Abstracts of Surgery - Volume 25, page 447
  2. To alternate or transition.
    • The magnetic poles of the planet could basculate.1995, Michel Labrèche, The Wizard of Us, page 153

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Questions about basculated

What is basculated the simple past and past participle of?
Basculated is the simple past and past participle of basculate.

Words near basculated in the dictionary

  1. bascophones
  2. Bascos
  3. Bascov
  4. BAScs
  5. basculate
  6. basculated
  7. basculates
  8. basculating
  9. basculation
  10. basculations
  11. bascule

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