Concrete vs. Ballast

Concreteadjective

Real, actual, tangible.

Concreteadjective

Being or applying to actual things, not abstract qualities or categories.

Concreteadjective

Particular, specific, rather than general.

Concreteadjective

United by coalescence of separate particles, or liquid, into one mass or solid.

Concreteadjective

Made of concrete, a building material.

Concretenoun

(obsolete) A solid mass formed by the coalescence of separate particles; a compound substance, a concretion.

Concretenoun

Specifically, a building material created by mixing cement, water, and aggregate such as gravel and sand.

Concretenoun

(logic) A term designating both a quality and the subject in which it exists; a concrete term.

Concretenoun

Sugar boiled down from cane juice to a solid mass.

Concretenoun

(US) A dessert of frozen custard with various toppings.

Concreteverb

To cover with or encase in concrete (building material).

Concreteverb

To solidify: to change from being abstract to being concrete (actual, real).

Concreteverb

To unite or coalesce into a mass or a solid body.

Concreteadjective

United in growth; hence, formed by coalition of separate particles into one mass; united in a solid form.

Concreteadjective

Standing for an object as it exists in nature, invested with all its qualities, as distinguished from standing for an attribute of an object; - opposed to abstract.

Concretenoun

A compound or mass formed by concretion, spontaneous union, or coalescence of separate particles of matter in one body.

Concretenoun

A mixture of gravel, pebbles, or broken stone with cement or with tar, etc., used for sidewalks, roadways, foundations, etc., and esp. for submarine structures.

Concretenoun

A term designating both a quality and the subject in which it exists; a concrete term.

Concretenoun

Sugar boiled down from cane juice to a solid mass.

Concreteverb

To unite or coalesce, as separate particles, into a mass or solid body.

Concreteverb

To form into a mass, as by the cohesion or coalescence of separate particles.

Concreteverb

To cover with, or form of, concrete, as a pavement.

Concretenoun

a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water

Concreteverb

cover with cement;

Concreteverb

form into a solid mass; coalesce

Concreteadjective

capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary;

Concreteadjective

formed by the coalescence of particles

Concreteadjective

existing in a material or physical form; not abstract

Concreteadjective

specific; definite

Concreteadjective

(of a noun) denoting a material object as opposed to an abstract quality, state, or action.

Concretenoun

a building material made from a mixture of broken stone or gravel, sand, cement, and water, which can be spread or poured into moulds and forms a mass resembling stone on hardening

Concreteverb

cover (an area) with concrete

Concreteverb

fix in position with concrete

Concreteverb

form (something) into a mass; solidify

Concreteverb

make real or concrete instead of abstract

Concrete

Concrete is a composite material composed of fine and coarse aggregate bonded together with a fluid cement (cement paste) that hardens (cures) over time. In the past, lime based cement binders, such as lime putty, were often used but sometimes with other hydraulic cements, such as a calcium aluminate cement or with Portland cement to form Portland cement concrete (named for its visual resemblance to Portland stone).

Ballastnoun

(nautical) Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability.

Ballastnoun

(figuratively) Anything that steadies emotion or the mind.

Ballastnoun

Coarse gravel or similar material laid to form a bed for roads or railroads, or in making concrete.

Ballastnoun

(construction) A material, such as aggregate or precast concrete pavers, which employs its mass and the force of gravity to hold single-ply roof membranes in place.

Ballastnoun

device used for stabilizing current in an electric circuit (e.g. in a tube lamp supply circuit)

Ballastnoun

(figurative) That which gives, or helps to maintain, uprightness, steadiness, and security.

Ballastverb

To stabilize or load a ship with ballast.

Ballastverb

To lay ballast on the bed of a railroad track.

Ballastnoun

Any heavy substance, as stone, iron, etc., put into the hold to sink a vessel in the water to such a depth as to prevent capsizing.

Ballastnoun

Any heavy matter put into the car of a balloon to give it steadiness.

Ballastnoun

Gravel, broken stone, etc., laid in the bed of a railroad to make it firm and solid.

Ballastnoun

The larger solids, as broken stone or gravel, used in making concrete.

Ballastnoun

Fig.: That which gives, or helps to maintain, uprightness, steadiness, and security.

Ballastverb

To steady, as a vessel, by putting heavy substances in the hold.

Ballastverb

To fill in, as the bed of a railroad, with gravel, stone, etc., in order to make it firm and solid.

Ballastverb

To keep steady; to steady, morally.

Ballastnoun

any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship

Ballastnoun

coarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroads

Ballastnoun

an attribute that tends to give stability in character and morals; something that steadies the mind or feelings

Ballastnoun

a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations)

Ballastnoun

an electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps

Ballastverb

make steady with a ballast

Ballast

Ballast is material that is used to provide stability to a vehicle or structure. Ballast, other than cargo, may be placed in a vehicle, often a ship or the gondola of a balloon or airship, to provide stability.