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Meaning of word ballast from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

ballast noun

Meaning : Any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship.

Meaning : Coarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroads.

Meaning : An attribute that tends to give stability in character and morals. Something that steadies the mind or feelings.

Meaning : A resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations).

Synonyms : ballast resistor, barretter

Meaning : An electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps.

Synonyms : light ballast

ballast verb

Meaning : Make steady with a ballast.

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palatine bone (noun)
Either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits.

victimisation (noun)
An act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly).

bog down (verb)
Get stuck while doing something.

tomato plant (noun)
Native to South America. Widely cultivated in many varieties.

victimization (noun)
Adversity resulting from being made a victim.

tomato (noun)
Mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable.

palsgrave (noun)
(Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands.

palatalized (adjective)
Produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin').

lycopersicon esculentum (noun)
Native to South America. Widely cultivated in many varieties.

palatalised (adjective)
Produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin').