Phrase guide

balance beam

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: gymnastics, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A gymnastics event using the balance beam apparatus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: gymnastics, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 4

a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: beam

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: gymnastic apparatus, exerciser

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: греда (greda) — gymnastics: narrow wooden rail
  • Catalan: barra d'equilibri — gymnastics: narrow wooden rail
  • Chinese Mandarin: 平衡木 (pínghéngmù) — gymnastics: narrow wooden rail
  • Danish: bom — gymnastics: narrow wooden rail
  • Dutch: evenwichtsbalk — gymnastics: narrow wooden rail
  • Finnish: puomi — gymnastics: narrow wooden rail
  • French: poutre — gymnastics: narrow wooden rail
  • German: Schwebebalken — gymnastics: narrow wooden rail
  • Greek: δοκός ισορροπίας (dokós isorropías) — gymnastics: narrow wooden rail
  • Hungarian: gerenda — gymnastics: narrow wooden rail
  • Indonesian: balok keseimbangan — gymnastics: narrow wooden rail
  • Italian: trave di equilibrio — gymnastics: narrow wooden rail
  • Japanese: 平均台 (heikindai) — gymnastics: narrow wooden rail
  • Korean: 평균대 (pyeonggyundae) — gymnastics: narrow wooden rail
  • Polish: balans — gymnastics: narrow wooden rail
  • Polish: równoważnia — gymnastics: narrow wooden rail
  • Portuguese: trave de equilíbrio — gymnastics: narrow wooden rail
  • Russian: бревно́ (brevnó) — gymnastics: narrow wooden rail
  • Spanish: barra de equilibrio — gymnastics: narrow wooden rail
  • Spanish: viga de equilibrio — gymnastics: narrow wooden rail
  • Turkish: denge aleti — gymnastics: narrow wooden rail
  • Bulgarian: кобилица (kobilica) — horizontal member of a balance
  • Finnish: orsi — horizontal member of a balance
  • German: Waagebalken — horizontal member of a balance