Definizione monolingua

ballast

ballast (third-person singular simple present ballasts, present participle ballasting, simple past and past participle ballasted)

1. To stabilize or load a ship with ballast.
2. To lay ballast on the bed of a railroad track.

ballast (uncountable)

1. (nautical) Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability.
2. (figuratively) Anything that steadies emotion or the mind.
3. Coarse gravel or similar material laid to form a bed for roads or railroads.
4. (construction) A material, such as aggregate or precast concrete pavers, which employs its mass and the force of gravity to hold single-ply roof membranes in place.
5. (electronics) device used for stabilizing current in an electric circuit (e.g.in a tube lamp supply circuit)

ballast

1. superlative predicative form of ball.

Definizione dizionario ballast

	zavorra
	heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel
	Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship, to provide stability.

	massicciata
	material laid to form a bed for a road

	regolatore
	electronics

equilibrio

zavorrare

Altri significati:

(electronics) device used for stabilizing current in an electric circuit (e.g.in a tube lamp supply circuit)

Coarse gravel or similar material laid to form a bed for roads or railroads.

To stabilize or load a ship with ballast.

to lay ballast on the bed of a railway track

(nautical) Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability.

To lay ballast on the bed of a railroad track.

to stabilize a ship with ballast

(figuratively) Anything that steadies emotion or the mind.

(construction) A material, such as aggregate or precast concrete pavers, which employs its mass and the force of gravity to hold single-ply roof membranes in place.