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Ballasts

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dimmable(of lights) Able to be dimmed: able to have illumination decreased in brightness without blowing out or degrading the service life of the LED or light bulb.
regulatorsnounA device that controls or limits something.
tanksnounA closed container for liquids or gases.
ballast resistornounAn electrical resistor whose resistance varies with the current passing through it, and thus tends to maintain a constant current
ballsnoun(vulgar, colloquial) The testicles.
ball bearingnoun(engineering) A bearing assembly which uses spherical bearing balls as the rolling elements.
bulbsnounA light bulb (not necessarily bulbous in shape).
lightingnounThe equipment used to provide illumination; the illumination so provided.
batteriesnoun(electricity, electronics, countable) A device used to power electric devices, consisting of one or more electrically connected electrochemical cells or (archaically) electrostatic cells.
inductorsnoun(electronics) A passive device that introduces inductance into an electrical circuit.
ballismnounballismus
lightbulbsnoun(Singapore, colloquial) An uninvited third person joining a couple's date who prevents or hinders romantic interactions.
lampsnounA device that generates heat, light or other radiation. Especially an electric light bulb.
luminairesnounAn electrical device that contains an electric lamp that provides illumination.
spheresnounThe Synchronized Position Hold Engage and Reorient Experimental Satellite are a series of miniaturized satellites developed by MIT's Space Systems Laboratory for NASA and US Military, to be used as a low-risk, extensible test bed for the development of metrology, formation flight, rendezvous, docking and autonomy algorithms that are critical for future space missions that use distributed spacecraft architecture, such as Terrestrial Planet Finder and Orbital Express.
ballocksnounAlternative form of bollocks. [The testicles (sometimes used in the singular)]
lanternsnounA case of translucent or transparent material made to protect a flame, or light, used to illuminate its surroundings.
ballancenounA surname.
luminositiesnoun(uncountable) the state of being luminous, or a luminous object; brilliance or radiance
lightsnounThe lungs, now chiefly of an animal (being lighter than adjacent parts).

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