English-Thai Dictionary

balloon

N ลูกบอล ลูน  บอลลูน ใช้ เดินทาง  aerostat hot-air balloon luk-bon-lun

 

balloon

N ลูกโป่ง  luk-pong

 

balloon

VI โป่ง ออก  ทำให้ โป่ง ออก  pong-ook

 

ballooning

N การ เล่น บอลลูน (กีฬา  kan-len-bon-lun

 

balloonist

N ผู้ ที่ คอย ควบคุม บอลลูน  aeronaut phu-ti-khoi-khuab-khum-bon-lun

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BALLOON

n. 1. In general, any spherical hollow body.
2. In chimistry, a round vessel with a short neck, to receive whatever is distilled; a glass receiver of a spherical form.
3. In architecture, a ball or globe, on the top of a pillar.
4. In fireworks, a ball of pasteboard, or kind of bomb, stuffed with combustibles, to be played off, when fired, either in the air, or in water, which, bursting like a bomb, exhibits sparks of fire like stars.
5. A game, somewhat resembling tennis, played in an open field, with a large ball of leather, inflated with wind.
6. A bag or hollow vessel, made of silk or other light material, and filled with hydrogen gas or heated air, so as to rise and float in the atmosphere, called for distinction, an air-balloon.
7. In France, a quantity of paper, containing 24 reams. [See Bale. ]
8. In France, balloon, ballon or ballot, a quantity of glass plates; of white glass, 25 bundles of six plates each; of colored glass, 12 1-2 bundles of three plates each.

 

BALLOON, BALLOEN

n.A state barge of Siam, made of a single piece of timber, very long, and managed with oars.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BALLOON

Bal *loon ", n. Etym: [F. ballon, aug. of balle ball: cf. It. ballone.See 1st Ball, n., and cf. Pallone. ]

 

1. A bag made of silk or other light material, and filled with hydrogen gas or heated air, so as to rise and float in the atmosphere; especially, one with a car attached for aërial navigation.

 

2. (Arch. )

 

Defn: A ball or globe on the top of a pillar, church, etc. , as at St. Paul's, in London. [R.]

 

3. (Chem. )

 

Defn: A round vessel, usually with a short neck, to hold or receive whatever is distilled; a glass vessel of a spherical form.

 

4. (Pyrotechnics )

 

Defn: A bomb or shell. [Obs. ]

 

5. A game played with a large inf [Obs. ]

 

6. (Engraving )

 

Defn: The outline inclosing words represented as coming from the mouth of a pictured figure. Air balloon, a balloon for aërial navigation. -- Balloon frame (Carp. ), a house frame constructed altogether of small timber. -- Balloon net, a variety of woven lace in which the weft threads are twisted in a peculiar manner around the warp.

 

BALLOON

BALLOON Bal *loon ", v. t.

 

Defn: To take up in, or as if in, a balloon.

 

BALLOON

BALLOON Bal *loon ", v. i.

 

1. To go up or voyage in a balloon.

 

2. To expand, or puff out, like a balloon.

 

BALLOONED

BALLOONED Bal *looned ", a.

 

Defn: Swelled out like a balloon.

 

BALLOONER

BALLOONER Bal *loon "er, n.

 

Defn: One who goes up in a balloon; an aëronaut.

 

BALLOON FISH

BALLOON FISH Bal *loon " fish `. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A fish of the genus Diodon or the genus Tetraodon, having the power of distending its body by taking air or water into its dilatable esophagus. See Globefish, and Bur fish.

 

BALLOONING

BALLOONING Bal *loon "ing, n.

 

1. The art or practice of managing balloons or voyaging in them.

 

2. (Stock Exchange )

 

Defn: The process of temporarily raising the value of a stock, as by fictitious sales. [U.S.]

 

BALLOONING SPIDER

BALLOONING SPIDER Bal *loon "ing spi "der. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A spider which has the habit of rising into the air. Many kinds ( esp. species of Lycosa ) do this while young by ejecting threads of silk until the force of the wind upon them carries the spider aloft.

 

BALLOONIST

BALLOONIST Bal *loon "ist, n.

 

Defn: An aëronaut.

 

BALLOONRY

BALLOONRY Bal *loon "ry, n.

 

Defn: The art or practice of ascending in a balloon; aëronautics.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

balloon

bal loon |bəˈlo͞on bəˈlun | ▶noun 1 a brightly colored rubber sac inflated with air and then sealed at the neck, used as a children's toy or a decoration. 2 (also hot-air balloon ) a large bag filled with hot air or gas to make it rise in the air, typically carrying a basket for passengers: he set his sights on crossing the Pacific by balloon . 3 a rounded outline in which the words or thoughts of characters in a comic strip or cartoon are written. 4 (also balloon glass ) a large rounded drinking glass, used for brandy and other drinks. ▶verb [ no obj. ] 1 swell out in a spherical shape; billow: the trousers ballooned out below his waist | [ with obj. ] : the wind ballooned her sleeves. • (of an amount of money ) increase rapidly: the company's debt has ballooned in the last five years | (as adj. ballooning ) : ballooning government spending. • (of a person ) increase rapidly and dramatically in weight: I had ballooned on the school's starchy diet. 2 travel by hot-air balloon: he is famous for ballooning across oceans. ▶adjective resembling a balloon; puffed: a flouncy balloon curtain. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (originally denoting a game played with a large inflated leather ball ): from French ballon or Italian ballone ‘large ball. ’

 

balloon angioplasty

bal loon an gi o plas ty ▶noun Medicine surgical widening of a blocked or narrowed blood vessel, esp. a coronary artery, by means of a balloon catheter.

 

balloon catheter

bal loon cath e ter ▶noun Medicine a type of catheter incorporating a small balloon that may be introduced into a canal, duct, or blood vessel and then inflated in order to clear an obstruction or dilate a narrowed region.

 

balloonfish

bal ¦loon |fish ▶noun ( pl. same or balloonfishes ) a tropical porcupine fish which lives in shallow water and can inflate itself when threatened. ●Diodon holocanthus, family Diodontidae.

 

ballooning

bal loon ing |bəˈlo͞oniNG bəˈlunɪŋ | ▶noun the sport or pastime of flying in a balloon. DERIVATIVES bal loon ist |-nist |noun

 

balloon mortgage

bal loon mort gage ▶noun a mortgage in which a large portion of the borrowed principal is repaid in a single payment at the end of the loan period.

 

balloon payment

bal loon pay ment ▶noun a repayment of the outstanding principal sum made at the end of a loan period, interest only having been paid hitherto.

 

balloon tire

bal loon tire ▶noun a large tire containing air at low pressure. DERIVATIVES bal loon-tired adjective

 

balloon vine

bal loon vine ▶noun a tropical American vine with inflated balloonlike pods. [Cardiospermum halicacabum, family Sapiondaceae. ]

 

balloon whisk

bal |loon whisk ▶noun a hand whisk made of loops of wire.

 

Oxford Dictionary

balloon

bal |loon |bəˈluːn | ▶noun 1 a small coloured rubber bag which is inflated with air and then sealed at the neck, used as a child's toy or a decoration. 2 (also hot-air balloon ) a large bag filled with hot air or gas to make it rise in the air, typically one carrying a basket for passengers: he set his sights on crossing the Pacific by balloon . 3 a rounded outline in which the words or thoughts of characters in a comic strip or cartoon are written. 4 (also balloon glass ) a large rounded drinking glass, used especially for brandy. 5 Scottish informal a stupid person. ▶verb [ no obj. ] 1 swell out in a spherical shape: the trousers ballooned out below his waist. • (of an amount of money spent or owed ) increase rapidly: the company's debt has ballooned in the last five years. • (of a person ) increase rapidly in weight: I ate out of boredom and I just ballooned up . 2 Brit. (with reference to a ball ) lob or be lobbed high in the air: the ball ballooned into the air. 3 travel by hot-air balloon: he is famous for ballooning across oceans. PHRASES when the balloon goes up Brit. informal when the action or trouble starts. [probably with allusion to the release of a balloon to mark the start of an event. ]ORIGIN late 16th cent. (originally denoting a game played with a large inflated leather ball ): from French ballon or Italian ballone ‘large ball ’.

 

balloon angioplasty

bal |loon angio |plasty ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine surgical widening of a blocked or narrowed blood vessel, especially a coronary artery, by means of a balloon catheter.

 

balloon catheter

bal |loon cath |eter ▶noun Medicine a type of catheter incorporating a small balloon which may be introduced into a canal, duct, or blood vessel and then inflated in order to clear an obstruction or dilate a narrowed region.

 

balloonfish

bal ¦loon |fish ▶noun ( pl. same or balloonfishes ) a tropical porcupine fish which lives in shallow water and can inflate itself when threatened. ●Diodon holocanthus, family Diodontidae.

 

ballooning

bal ¦loon |ing |bəˈluːnɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the sport or pastime of flying in a balloon. DERIVATIVES ballooner noun, balloonist noun

 

balloon mortgage

bal loon mort gage ▶noun a mortgage in which a large portion of the borrowed principal is repaid in a single payment at the end of the loan period.

 

balloon payment

bal |loon pay |ment ▶noun a repayment of the outstanding principal sum made at the end of a loan period, interest only having been paid hitherto.

 

balloon tyre

bal |loon tyre ▶noun a large tyre containing air at low pressure for travel on soft or uneven surfaces. DERIVATIVES balloon-tyred adjective

 

balloon vine

bal |loon vine ▶noun a tropical American vine with inflated balloon-like pods. ●Cardiospermum halicacabum, family Sapiondaceae.

 

balloon whisk

bal |loon whisk ▶noun a hand whisk made of loops of wire.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

balloon

balloon noun sailing by in a balloon: hot-air balloon, barrage balloon; airship, dirigible, Zeppelin, blimp; weather balloon. ▶verb 1 her long skirt ballooned in the wind: swell (out ), puff out /up, bulge (out ), bag, belly (out ), fill (out ), billow (out ), distend. 2 the company's debt has ballooned: increase rapidly, soar, rocket, shoot up, escalate, mount, surge, spiral; informal go through the ceiling, go through the roof, skyrocket. ANTONYMS plummet.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

balloon

balloon noun hot-air balloon, fire balloon, barrage balloon, weather balloon; airship, dirigible, Zeppelin, Montgolfier; envelope, gasbag; informal blimp. ▶verb 1 the slack sail was ballooning in the squall: swell (out ), puff out /up, bulge (out ), bag, belly (out ), fill (out ), billow (out ); blow up, inflate, distend, expand, dilate. ANTONYMS sag, flap. 2 the company's debt has ballooned in the last five years: increase rapidly, soar, rocket, shoot up, escalate, mount, surge, spiral, grow rapidly, rise rapidly; informal go through the ceiling, go through the roof, skyrocket. ANTONYMS plummet.

 

Duden Dictionary

Ballooning

Bal loo ning Substantiv, Neutrum , das |bəˈluːnɪŋ |das Ballooning; Genitiv: des Balloonings englisch das Ballonfahren

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

balloon

bal loon /bəlúːn / (! 強勢は第2音節 ) 〖語源は 「大きな球 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 (ゴム )風船 , 風船玉 ▸ blow up a balloon 風船をふくらませる .2 気球 ▸ in a hot-air balloon 熱気球に乗って ▸ an advertising balloon アドバルーン 3 (漫画のせりふの )囲み, 吹き出し .4 ブランデーグラス (balloon glass ).5 〘医 〙バルーン 〘医療器具 〙.g ò d ó wn [ó ver ] like a l è ad ball ó on ｟くだけて ｠〈提案 冗談などが 〉 «…に » 受けない «with » .when [before ] the ball ò on goes ú p ｟英 くだけて ｠(戦争 騒ぎなど )大変な事が始まると [前に ].動詞 自動詞 1 〈物が 〉ふくらむ ; 〈人が 〉太る (out , up ).2 〈借金などが 〉増える, かさむ (out , up ).3 気球で飛行する ▸ go ballooning (スポーツとして )熱気球で飛行する .他動詞 1 〈物 〉をふくらませる .2 ｟英 ｠〈ボールなど 〉を空中高く 蹴 （け ）り上げる .～́ m ò rtgage バルーン返済 〘最終回の返済額だけが多い住宅ローン 〙.～́ t ì re (幅広の )低圧タイヤ .

 

ballooning

bal l ó on ing 名詞 U 気球乗り (競技 ).

 

balloonist

bal l ó on ist 名詞 C 気球パイロット, 気球乗り .