ballista
— Noun
– English
~ an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
ballistics
— Noun
– English
~ the trajectory of an object in free flight
ballistics
— Noun
– English
~ the science of flight dynamics
Ballistite
— Noun
– English
~ an explosive (trade name Ballistite) that burns with relatively little smoke; contains pyrocellulose and is used as a propellant
ballistocardiogram
— Noun
– English
~ a graphical recording made by a ballistocardiograph
ballistocardiograph
— Noun
– English
~ a medical instrument that measures the mechanical force of cardiac contractions and the amount of blood passing through the heart during a specified period by measuring the recoil of the body as blood is pumped from the ventricles
ballock
— Noun
– English
~ one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away"
balloon
— Noun
– English
~ small thin inflatable rubber bag with narrow neck
balloon
— Noun
– English
~ large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
balloonfish
— Noun
– English
~ similar to but smaller than porcupinefish
balloonist
— Noun
– English
~ someone who flies a balloon
ballot
— Noun
– English
~ a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting
ballot
— Noun
– English
~ a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"; "they allowed just one vote per person"
Ballota
— Noun
– English
~ perennial herbs or subshrubs of especially Mediterranean area: black horehound
balloting
— Noun
– English
~ a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"; "they allowed just one vote per person"
ballottement
— Noun
– English
~ a palpatory technique for feeling a floating object in the body (especially for determining the position of a fetus by feeling the rebound of the fetus after a quick digital tap on the wall of the uterus)
ballpark
— Noun
– English
~ a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games); "take me out to the ballpark"
ballpark
— Noun
– English
~ near to the scope or range of something; "his answer wasn't even in the right ballpark"
ballpen
— Noun
– English
~ a pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper