balancín

Definitions of balancín
  1. noun
    a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts
  2. noun
    a lever pivoted at the center; used especially to push a valve down in an internal-combustion engine
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    type of:
    barra
    a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
  3. noun
    a stabilizer for a canoe; spars attach to a shaped log or float parallel to the hull
    synonyms: botalón
  4. noun
    a curved support that permits the supported object to rock to and fro
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    type of:
    apoyo, soporte
    any device that bears the weight of another thing
  5. noun
    a chair mounted on rockers
    synonyms: hamaca, mecedora
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    type of:
    silla
    a seat for one person, with a support for the back
  6. noun
    a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end
    synonyms: bimbalete, subibaja, vaivén
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    type of:
    juguete
    an artifact designed to be played with
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