ballas

[ bal-uhs ]

/ ˈbæl əs /

noun (used with a singular verb)Mineralogy.

a spherical aggregate of small diamond crystals used for drilling and for various industrial purposes.

Origin of ballas

apparently variant of balas in phrase balas ruby spinel ruby, balas being taken to mean “spinel”

Words nearby ballas

ball-and-socket joint, Ballantyne, Ballarat, Ballard, Ballardian, ballas, ballast, ballast line, ballast pocket, ballata, ball bearing

Example sentences from the Web for ballas

This cannot be distinguished from certain fragments obtained in the Neolithic cemetery at Ballas.
El Kab|J.E. Quibell
The crucial case at Ballas was the secondary burial of a Libyan found in one of a group of stairway mastabas.
El Kab|J.E. Quibell
The sides of one Neolithic tomb at Ballas were lined with bars of this kind.
El Kab|J.E. Quibell
These cists were found at Ballas both in “stairway” tombs and in open Neolithic graves.
El Kab|J.E. Quibell

A rough example of No. 44 was found at Ballas, used anciently as a lamp with floating wick.
El Kab|J.E. Quibell

单词	ballas
释义	ballas [ bal-uhs ] / ˈbæl əs / noun (used with a singular verb)Mineralogy. a spherical aggregate of small diamond crystals used for drilling and for various industrial purposes. Origin of ballas apparently variant of balas in phrase balas ruby spinel ruby, balas being taken to mean “spinel” Words nearby ballas ball-and-socket joint, Ballantyne, Ballarat, Ballard, Ballardian, ballas, ballast, ballast line, ballast pocket, ballata, ball bearing Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ballas This cannot be distinguished from certain fragments obtained in the Neolithic cemetery at Ballas. El Kab\|J.E. Quibell The crucial case at Ballas was the secondary burial of a Libyan found in one of a group of stairway mastabas. El Kab\|J.E. Quibell The sides of one Neolithic tomb at Ballas were lined with bars of this kind. El Kab\|J.E. Quibell These cists were found at Ballas both in “stairway” tombs and in open Neolithic graves. El Kab\|J.E. Quibell A rough example of No. 44 was found at Ballas, used anciently as a lamp with floating wick. El Kab\|J.E. Quibell
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