balance beam

noun

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

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Meanings

nounbalance beam (plural balance beams)

plural balance beams

  1. gymnasticsA gymnastics apparatus, a narrow wooden rail used in artistic (athletic) gymnastics.
  2. gymnasticsA gymnastics event using the balance beam apparatus.
  3. The horizontal member of any balance (scale,) usually carrying pans at each end, supported at its center by a fulcrum.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts

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gymnastic apparatusexerciser
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian греда, кобилица
  • греда (greda)gymnastics: narrow wooden rail
  • кобилица (kobilica)horizontal member of a balance
Catalan barra d'equilibri
  • barra d'equilibrigymnastics: narrow wooden rail
Chinese Mandarin 平衡木
  • 平衡木 (pínghéngmù)gymnastics: narrow wooden rail
Danish bom
  • bomgymnastics: narrow wooden rail
Dutch evenwichtsbalk
  • evenwichtsbalkgymnastics: narrow wooden rail
Finnish puomi, orsi
  • puomigymnastics: narrow wooden rail
  • orsihorizontal member of a balance
French poutre
  • poutregymnastics: narrow wooden rail
German Schwebebalken, Waagebalken
  • Schwebebalkengymnastics: narrow wooden rail
  • Waagebalkenhorizontal member of a balance
Greek δοκός ισορροπίας
  • δοκός ισορροπίας (dokós isorropías)gymnastics: narrow wooden rail
Hungarian gerenda
  • gerendagymnastics: narrow wooden rail
Indonesian balok keseimbangan
  • balok keseimbangangymnastics: narrow wooden rail
Italian trave di equilibrio
  • trave di equilibriogymnastics: narrow wooden rail
Japanese 平均台
  • 平均台 (heikindai)gymnastics: narrow wooden rail
Korean 평균대
  • 평균대 (pyeonggyundae)gymnastics: narrow wooden rail
Polish balans, równoważnia
  • balansgymnastics: narrow wooden rail
  • równoważniagymnastics: narrow wooden rail
Portuguese trave de equilíbrio
  • trave de equilíbriogymnastics: narrow wooden rail
Russian бревно́
  • бревно́ (brevnó)gymnastics: narrow wooden rail
Spanish barra de equilibrio, viga de equilibrio
  • barra de equilibriogymnastics: narrow wooden rail
  • viga de equilibriogymnastics: narrow wooden rail
Turkish denge aleti
  • denge aletigymnastics: narrow wooden rail
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balance beam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balance%20beam

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“balance beam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balance%20beam. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “balance beam,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balance%20beam.

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