ballast
101BALLAST — n. m. T. d’Arts Sable et gravier que l’on tasse sur les voies ferrées pour assujettir les traverses …
102Ballast — wertlose Fracht, Totgewichte (Wasser, Sand, Gusseisen) zur Beeinflussung von Stabilitat und Tiefgang bei Schiffen …
103Ballast — I skibsterminologien betegnelsen for vægt til afbalancering af et skib. Der bruges typisk sten, vand eller metalblokke …
104ballast — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. counterbalance (See compensation, gravity). II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. sandbags, counterbalance, counterweight; see weight 2 …
105Ballast — Bal|lạst 〈m.; Gen.: (e)s, Pl.: e〉 1. wertlose Fracht zum Ausgleich des Gewichts od. (bei Schiffen) des Tiefgangs 2. 〈fig.〉 unnützes Beiwerk, Bürde, Last, Belastung [Etym.: erster Wortteil unklar: <bar »bloß« od. <aengl. bearm scipes »Schoß …
106ballast — bal|last [ˈbæləst] n [U] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from Low German] 1.) heavy material that is carried by a ship to make it more steady in the water 2.) material such as sand that is carried in a ↑balloon so that it can be thrown out to… …
107ballast — bal|last [ bæləst ] noun uncount a substance such as water, sand, or metal that is carried in ships or large BALLOONS to help them remain steady …
108Ballast — Hamburg • Totlast in einem Schiff zur Stabilitätserhöhung …
109Ballast — A device used to control the voltage in a fluorescent lamp. *** A device that provides starting voltage and limits the current during normal operation in electrical discharge lamps (such as fluorescent lamps). California Energy Comission …
110ballast — n 1. stabilizer, Aeron. sandbag, weight, packing, filling. 2. balance, equilibrium, equilibration, steadiness, steadfastness, stability; counterbalance, counteraction, counterpoise, equiponderance, countercheck, compensation. v 3. balance, poise …
