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basculating

basculating is the present participle and gerund 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 basculating

What is basculating the present participle and gerund of?
Basculating is the present participle and gerund of basculate.

Words near basculating in the dictionary

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

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