ballast
Nouns
- (n) any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship
- (n) coarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroads
- (n) an attribute that tends to give stability in character and morals; something that steadies the mind or feelings
- (n) a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations) ballast resistor, barretter,
- (n) an electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps light ballast,
Verbs
- (v) make steady with a ballast