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balance beam

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English

Syllables
bal-ance beam
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A gymnastics apparatus, a narrow wooden rail used in artistic (athletic) gymnastics.

noun

A gymnastics event using the balance beam apparatus.

noun

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

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Sports.

Inflected Forms

balance beams (plural)

Synonyms

beam

Questions

What does balance beam mean?
A gymnastics apparatus, a narrow wooden rail used in artistic (athletic) gymnastics.

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