Search Result:ballast
KK Pronunciation
〔 ˋbælәst 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˊbælәst 〕
Overview of noun ballast
The noun ballast has 5 senses
- ballast -- (any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship)
- ballast -- (coarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroads)
- ballast -- (an attribute that tends to give stability in character and morals; something that steadies the mind or feelings)
- ballast resistor, ballast, barretter -- (a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations))
- ballast, light ballast -- (an electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps)
Overview of verb ballast
The verb ballast has 1 sense
- ballast -- (make steady with a ballast)