Ballast vs. Concrete
Difference Between Ballast and Concrete
Ballastnoun
(nautical) Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability.
Concreteadjective
Real, actual, tangible.
Fuzzy videotapes and distorted sound recordings are not concrete evidence that bigfoot exists.Once arrested, I realized that handcuffs are concrete, even if my concept of what is legal wasn’t.Ballastnoun
(figuratively) Anything that steadies emotion or the mind.
Concreteadjective
Being or applying to actual things, not abstract qualities or categories.
Ballastnoun
Coarse gravel or similar material laid to form a bed for roads or railroads, or in making concrete.
Concreteadjective
Particular, specific, rather than general.
While everyone else offered thoughts and prayers, she made a concrete proposal to help.concrete ideasBallastnoun
(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.
Concreteadjective
United by coalescence of separate particles, or liquid, into one mass or solid.
Ballastnoun
device used for stabilizing current in an electric circuit (e.g. in a tube lamp supply circuit)
Concreteadjective
Made of concrete, a building material.
The office building had concrete flower boxes out front.Ballastnoun
(figurative) That which gives, or helps to maintain, uprightness, steadiness, and security.
Concretenoun
(obsolete) A solid mass formed by the coalescence of separate particles; a compound substance, a concretion.
Ballastverb
To stabilize or load a ship with ballast.
Concretenoun
Specifically, a building material created by mixing cement, water, and aggregate such as gravel and sand.
The road was made of concrete that had been poured in large slabs.Ballastverb
To lay ballast on the bed of a railroad track.
Concretenoun
(logic) A term designating both a quality and the subject in which it exists; a concrete term.
Ballastnoun
any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship
Concretenoun
Sugar boiled down from cane juice to a solid mass.
Ballastnoun
coarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroads
Concretenoun
(US) A dessert of frozen custard with various toppings.
Ballastnoun
an attribute that tends to give stability in character and morals; something that steadies the mind or feelings
Concreteverb
To cover with or encase in concrete (building material).
I hate grass, so I concreted over my lawn.Ballastnoun
a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations)
Concreteverb
To solidify: to change from being abstract to being concrete (actual, real).
Ballastnoun
an electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps
Concreteverb
To unite or coalesce into a mass or a solid body.
Ballastverb
make steady with a ballast
Concretenoun
a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water
Concreteverb
cover with cement;
concrete the wallsConcreteverb
form into a solid mass; coalesce
Concreteadjective
capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary;
concrete objects such as treesConcreteadjective
formed by the coalescence of particles
