"balance board" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: balance boards [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} balance board (plural balance boards)
  1. A device used for recreation, athletic training, circus acts, etc. consisting of a rectangular or circular board on a fulcrum on which board the user attempts to balance. Categories (topical): Circus, Exercise equipment
    Sense id: en-balance_board-en-noun-f7pUicxO Disambiguation of Circus: 82 18 Disambiguation of Exercise equipment: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40
  2. (video games) A device that measures the centre of balance of a player standing on it, used to provide motion input to sport-themed games etc. Categories (topical): Video games, Exercise equipment
    Sense id: en-balance_board-en-noun-JivrLvTw Disambiguation of Exercise equipment: 50 50 Topics: video-games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (exercising equipment): tasapainolauta (Finnish), Wackelbrett [neuter] (German), Balancierbrett [neuter] (German), Balancebrett [neuter] (German), tabla de equilibrio [feminine] (Spanish), balansbräda [common-gender] (Swedish) Translations (video games’ measuring device): tasapainolauta (Finnish), balansbräda [common-gender] (Swedish)
Disambiguation of 'exercising equipment': 51 49 Disambiguation of 'video games’ measuring device': 48 52

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