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)