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ball catch

A door fastener having a contained metal ball which is under pressure from a spring; the ball engages a striking […]

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balk, baulk

1. A squared timber used in building construction. 2. A low ridge of earth that marks a boundary line.

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balk tie

A balk, 1 which joins the wall posts of a timber roof, preventing the walls from spreading.

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ballast factor

The ratio of the luminous output of a lamp when operated on a ballast to its luminous output when operated

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ballast noise rating

A measure of the noise generated by a fluorescent lamp ballast; designated by letters from A (the quietest) through F

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