Definition of Ballons

1. ballon [n] - See also: ballon

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ballons

ballistocardiography
ballistophobia
ballistæ
ballium
balliums
balljoint
ballmaker
ballmakers
ballon
ballonet
ballonets
ballonne
ballonnes
ballons (current term)
balloon
balloon-tip catheter
balloon angioplasty
balloon animal
balloon bomb
balloon catheter
balloon cell
balloon cell nevus
balloon clock
balloon clocks
balloon club
balloon counter pulsation
balloon dilatation
balloon fish

Literary usage of Ballons

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Sounding the Ocean of Air Being Six Lectures Delivered Before the Lowell by Abbott Lawrence Rotch (1900)
"CHAPTER IV ballons-SONDES FOR GREAT ALTITUDES—THE INTERNATIONAL ASCENTS WE have seen that the ascent of human beings to heights of six miles is attended ..."

2. The Museum of Science and Art by Dionysius Lardner (1856)
"System of the ballons.—211. System of the North of England.—212. System of Hainault.—213. System of the Rhine.—214. ..."

3. Lehrbuch Der Experimental-physik by Adolph Wüllner (1896)
"enthaltenden Ballon, dafs also der Dampf in den drei ballons sicher überhitzt war. ... Die Anwendung dreier ballons hatte den Zweck zu untersuchen, ..."

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