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ballast

/ ballast /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship
Type of:
substance matter
noun Sense 2
an electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps
Type of:
electrical device
noun Sense 3
an attribute that tends to give stability in character and morals; something that steadies the mind or feelings
Type of:
attribute
noun Sense 4
coarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroads
Type of:
gravel crushed rock
verb Sense 5
make steady with a ballast
Type of:
brace steady stabilize
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 6
a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations)
Type of:
resistor resistance
Semantic Complexity
86%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
11
Times Searched
2
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substance matter electrical device attribute gravel crushed rock brace steady stabilize resistor resistance