Definition of Balance beam

1. Noun. A gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts.

Exact synonyms: Beam
Generic synonyms: Exerciser, Gymnastic Apparatus

Definition of Balance beam

1. Noun. (gymnastics) A narrow wooden rail used in gymnastics. ¹

2. Noun. The horizontal member of any balance (scale,) usually carrying pans at each end, supported at its center by a fulcrum. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Balance Beam

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balaclavas
baladin
baladine
baladines
baladins
balaenoidea
balafon
balafons
balagan
balalaika
balalaikas
balance
balance-beam
balance-of-payments problem
balance beam (current term)
balance beams
balance board
balance boards
balance of international payments
balance of payments
balance of power
balance of probabilities
balance of trade
balance out
balance sheet
balance sheets
balance the books
balance theory
balance transfer

Literary usage of Balance beam

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"The undue weight of the " heavy coin " will depress the right end of the balance beam and its pendant M to tho lowest possible point, anil the indicating ..."

2. Report of the Annual Meeting (1887)
"The position of these cups is so adjusted that when the whole hangs freely the cups are in line with the terminal knife-edge of the balance-beam, ..."

3. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria by Royal Society of Victoria (Melbourne, Vic.), Royal Society of Victoria (1895)
"X.—On the best Form for a balance beam. By Professor KERNOT, MA, OE [Read 12th July, 1894.] On the 13th May, 1880,* I submitted to this Society a paper on ..."

4. The Cotton Manufacture of Great Britain Systematically Investigated by Andrew Ure (1836)
"The two chains of the said weights pass through holes in the end of a balance-beam v', over each of Fig. 63. Tube-Roving Frame. ..."

5. Mechanics: A Textbook for Engineers by James Ellsworth Boyd (1921)
"A balance beam weighs 50 grams and its center of gravity is 0.008 inch ... The center of gravity of a balance beam is frequently adjusted by means of a nut, ..."

6. The Arena by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1904)
"balance-beam of Fate was bent; bounds of good and ill were rent; ... Fate was superior to the Certainly the balance-beam of should be made of good iron, ..."

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