ALL meanings of ballast-resistor
bal·last-re·sis·tor
B b - noun ballast-resistor Nautical. any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability. 1
- noun ballast-resistor Aeronautics. something heavy, as bags of sand, placed in the car of a balloon for control of altitude and, less often, of attitude, or placed in an aircraft to control the position of the center of gravity. 1
- noun ballast-resistor anything that gives mental, moral, or political stability or steadiness: the ballast of a steady income. 1
- noun ballast-resistor gravel, broken stone, slag, etc., placed between and under the ties of a railroad to give stability, provide drainage, and distribute loads. 1
- noun ballast-resistor Electricity. Also called ballast resistor. a device, often a resistor, that maintains the current in a circuit at a constant value by varying its resistance in order to counteract changes in voltage. a device that maintains the current through a fluorescent or mercury lamp at the desired constant value, sometimes also providing the necessary starting voltage and current. 1
- verb with object ballast-resistor to furnish with ballast: to ballast a ship. 1
- verb with object ballast-resistor to give steadiness to; keep steady: parental responsibilities that ballast a person. 1
- idioms ballast-resistor in ballast, Nautical. carrying only ballast; carrying no cargo. 1