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" Maybe the search for life shouldn't restrict attention to planets like Earth. Science fiction writers have other ideas: balloon-like creatures floating in the dense atmospheres of planets such as Jupiter, swarms of intelligent insects, nano-scale robots and more."
Martin Rees

Meaning of "balloon-like" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF BALLOON-LIKE

bəˈluːnˌlaɪk


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BALLOON-LIKE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Balloon-Like is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BALLOON-LIKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of balloon-like in the English dictionary

The definition of balloon-like in the dictionary is resembling a balloon.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BALLOON-LIKE

barnlike · beanlike · cartoonlike · dawnlike · dunelike · faunlike · fawnlike · fernlike · harpoon-like · hornlike · human-like · machine-like · moonlike · runelike · screenlike · stone-like · sunlike · thornlike · unqueenlike · urnlike

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BALLOON-LIKE

ballon d´essai · ballonet · ballons d´essai · balloon · balloon loan · balloon payment · balloon sail · balloon sleeve · balloon tyre · balloon vine · ballooning · balloonist · ballot · ballot box · ballot paper · ballot rigging · ballot-box stuffing · ballotee · balloter · balloting

WORDS THAT END LIKE BALLOON-LIKE

bird-like · cell-like · cloth-like · daughter-like · dislike · guitar-like · hammer-like · jelly-like · jewel-like · like-for-like · metal-like · oil-like · scale-like · shell-like · soul-like · summer-like · tail-like · village-like · virus-like · water-like · woman-like

Synonyms and antonyms of balloon-like in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «balloon-like» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BALLOON-LIKE

Find out the translation of balloon-like to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of balloon-like from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «balloon-like» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

气球状
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

de globo
570 millions of speakers
en

English

balloon-like
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

गुब्बारे की तरह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مثل البالون
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

шар - как
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

parecido com balão
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

বেলুন মত
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

semblable à un ballon
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Seperti belon
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

ballonartigen
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

風船状
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

풍선 처럼
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Balon-kaya
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bong bóng như
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

பலூன் போன்ற
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

फुग्यासारखे
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

balon benzeri
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

palloncino -come
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

balonu
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

куля- як
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

- balon ca
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μπαλόνι -όπως
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ballon -agtige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ballong -liknande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ballong -lignende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of balloon-like

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about balloon-like

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QUOTES WITH «BALLOON-LIKE»

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1
Martin Rees
Maybe the search for life shouldn't restrict attention to planets like Earth. Science fiction writers have other ideas: balloon-like creatures floating in the dense atmospheres of planets such as Jupiter, swarms of intelligent insects, nano-scale robots and more.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BALLOON-LIKE»

Discover the use of balloon-like in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to balloon-like and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Obesity: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional: 2013 ...
A balloon-like pillow smaller than the cardiastimulating pillow and having perforations therein connects to the cardia-stimulating pillow via a thin relatively stiff tube, the tube having a length sufficient to maintain contact of the cardia- stimulating ...
‎2013
2
Horticultural Flora of South-Eastern Australia
FRUIT balloon-like, translucent. Grown for the flowers, foliage and unusual inflated fruit pods. PROPAGATION Seed and semi-hardwood cuttings. USES Used as a binding plant for erosion control and land reclamation. RECOGNITION Inflated ...
Roger Spencer, 2002
3
Cholesteatoma and Ear Surgery: An Update
Since we observed that a balloon-like retraction occurred in some patients, the degree of retraction on the soft posterior meatal wall in each case was investigated by calculating the ratio of the volume of the post-operative external auditory ...
H. Takahashi, 2013
4
Pax Omega
Mister Murder was, in truth, not so much a man as a vast, balloon-like head, criss- crossed with pulsing veins. The diameter of his skull measured a touch over four feet, and as if in compensation, the body that hung from his neck was almost ...
Al Ewing, 2012
5
Progress in colloid and polymer science
Similar to the temperatureinduced collapse of NIPA gels [20], it has been observed that the collapsed state is reached through a continuous growth of the surface phase [6]. Thus, it is likely that the balloon-like gels observed by us appear when ...
V. Buckin, 2000
6
Head, Heart and Hara: The Soul Centres of West and East
The inner space of the balloon is the cosmos as each individual perceives it within their own balloon-like sphere of awareness. The outer surface of this sphere is aptly called the 'astral' body, being open to what lies beyond the starry heavens ...
Peter Wilberg, 2003
7
Our Light Body: A Kundalini Awakening Testimonial
Elastic Sheets, Throat Muscles Balloon Like A Puffer Fish Elastic Sheets, Throat Muscles Balloon Like A Puffer Fish March 23 March 23 The energy works deep in the bony part of the shoulder joint. I have soreness, swelling and tenderness in ...
Mary Rabyor, 2012
8
The European Garden Flora Flowering Plants: A Manual for the ...
Fruit spherical to ovoid or elongated, sometimes balloon-like (E. islayensis), pericarp initially fleshy but the interior usually dry when mature, releasing the seeds through a basal opening or rarely disintegrating; seeds almost spherical to  ...
James Cullen, Sabina G. Knees, H. Suzanne Cubey, 2011
9
Evolutionary Developmental Biology of Crustacea
The function of the epipods in the Branchiopoda appears to be a complicated issue, but Martin (1992) discusses that they appear to be osmoregulatory rather than respiratory. Balloon-like epipods occur also in a number of cladocerans, ...
Gerhard Scholtz, 2003
10
Cult Pop Culture: How the Fringe Became Mainstream [3 ...
The result was a report explaining that the Roswell incident was not associated with weather balloons but rather a spying operation named Project Mogul. At the time, due to the post—World War II atmosphere, balloon-like devices were used ...
Bob Batchelor, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BALLOON-LIKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term balloon-like is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Portugese Man O'War Washes up on Cape May County Beach
Remember, only the balloon-like float is seen above the water level. The stinging tentacles trail behind for a considerable distance, often over a ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
2
10 Healthy Foods That Can Ruin Your Workout
Nutritious vegetables like cauliflower, broccoli, and peppers are high in indigestible carbs that cause that balloon-like feeling in your gut. «The Cheat Sheet, Jul 15»
3
5 Things To Know About Portuguese Man O' Wars Before Heading …
They have extremely long tentacles attached to a balloon-like float. Located on their tentacles are mechanisms that will deliver a painful sting if ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
4
Ocean-traveling Spiders Sailed Past Oceans With Sail-like Legs …
This technique involves using their strong silks to weave a balloon-like web that they would use to lift them up in the air. Ballooning spiders can ... «Times Gazette, Jul 15»
5
Could scuba-harvesting be horticulture's next frontier?
... Italian diver Sergio Gamberini, whose company Ocean Reef Group is growing crops like basil and strawberries in balloon-like structures on ... «Fresh Fruit Portal, Jul 15»
6
So now we have beautiful underwater greenhouses. Why? Why not!
The balloon-like biospheres take advantage of the sea's natural properties to grow plants. The underwater temperatures are constant, and the ... «Grist, Jul 15»
7
5 things to know about brain aneurysms
WHAT IT IS: An aneurysm is a balloon-like bulge in a weakened area of an artery in the brain, which can rupture and cause bleeding into the ... «London Free Press, Jun 15»
8
First Clinical Cases Performed Using Lombard Medical's Aorfix(TM …
AAAs are balloon-like enlargements of the aorta which, if left untreated, may rupture and cause death. Approximately 4.5 million people are ... «GlobeNewswire, Jun 15»
9
Canadian Scientists Identify Creature More than 500 million Years Old
He goes on to say, “The head was once thought to be represented by a large balloon-like orb at one end of the animal. We can now show that ... «Pioneer News, Jun 15»
10
Scientists finally figure out head and tail of bizarre Hallucigenia worm
“Prior to our study, a large balloon-like orb at one end of the specimen had been interpreted as an amorphous head,” said Martin Smith of the ... «The Japan Times, Jun 15»
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