balance beam

See also: balance-beam

English

A gymnast walking on a balance beam.
The balance beam of a balance scale (marked by the red box).

Noun

balance beam (plural balance beams)

  1. (gymnastics) A narrow wooden rail used in gymnastics.
  2. The horizontal member of any balance (scale,) usually carrying pans at each end, supported at its center by a fulcrum.

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