n. [ F. ] (Fort.) See Bascule. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. shaped like a rod.
a. [ L. baculum staff. ] Of or pertaining to the rod or punishment with the rod. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. baculum stick, staff; cf. F. baculite. ] (Paleon.) A cephalopod of the extinct genus
n. [ L. baculum staff + -metry. ] Measurement of distance or altitude by a staff or staffs. [ 1913 Webster ]