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LIGHT BALLAST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does light ballast mean?
• LIGHT BALLAST (noun)
The noun LIGHT BALLAST has 1 sense:
1. an electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps
Familiarity information: LIGHT BALLAST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
ballast; light ballast
Hypernyms ("light ballast" is a kind of...):
electrical device (a device that produces or is powered by electricity)
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