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PRONUNCIATION OF HALF-BALL

half-ball play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HALF-BALL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Half-Ball is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HALF-BALL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of half-ball in the English dictionary

The definition of half-ball in the dictionary is a contact in billiards, etc, in which the player aims through the centre of the cue ball to the edge of the object ball, so that half the object ball is covered.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HALF-BALL

half-a-dollar
half-and-half
half-arsed
half-asleep
half-assed
half-awake
half-baked
half-binding
half-blind
half-blood
half-blooded
half-blue
half-board
half-boot
half-bottle
half-bound
half-breed
half-brother
half-buried
half-butt

WORDS THAT END LIKE HALF-BALL

American football
b-ball
ball
baseball
basketball
best-ball
fantasy football
fireball
football
game-ball
handball
netball
no-ball
on the ball
pinball
play-the-ball
snowball
softball
volleyball
wrecking ball

Synonyms and antonyms of half-ball in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «half-ball» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HALF-BALL

Find out the translation of half-ball to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of half-ball from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «half-ball» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

半球阀
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

medio -ball
570 millions of speakers

English

half-ball
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आधा गेंद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نصف الكرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

полушар
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

meia - esfera
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অর্ধ-বল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

demi - boule
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Separuh bola
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Halbkugel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ハーフボール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

반 공
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Setengah-werni
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nửa quả bóng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அரை பந்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अर्धा चेंडू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yarım top
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mezza palla
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pół -ball
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

полушар
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

jumătate de minge
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μισό - μπάλα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

half- bal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

halv ball
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

halv -ball
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of half-ball

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HALF-BALL»

The term «half-ball» is regularly used and occupies the 91.416 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HALF-BALL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about half-ball

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HALF-BALL»

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1
Memoirs of The Half Ball Generation
This book entitled, "Half Ball Generation," is not about the game Half Ball, but rather about a remembrance of times and people when the game was being played. It's about experiencing life for those being born in the 1930's.
John George Lose, 2008
2
Precision Pool, 2E
You aim the middle of the left half of the cue ball at that spot to accomplish a half- ball hit. If the angle of your cut shot is greater than 45 degrees, you simply find the angle into the pocket and, looking straight on from the back of the cue ball, aim ...
Gerry Kanov, Shari Stauch
3
Picture Yourself Shooting Pool: Step-by-Step Instruction for ...
One common shot is known as a half ball hit. I'm aligning the equator of the cue ball marked by the red dot to the right edge of the 10-ball in Figure 8.8. If my eyes are above my right hand I am seeing a half ball impact. Figure 8.8 A half ball look  ...
Matthew Sherman, 2009
4
Pool and Billiards For Dummies
Look at the half-ball hit as an example. Figure 4-8 shows a half- ball hit. The center of the cue ball is in direct line with the upper edge of the 2 ball, meaning half of each ball overlaps. Figure 4-8: A half-ball hit will send the object ball in roughly ...
Nicholas Leider, 2010
5
Dph Sports Series-Snooker And Billiards
Between these extremes are three distinct potting angles: three-quarter ball, half- ball, and quarter-ball. For the three-quarter ball angle an imaginary line through the centre of the cue ball would run midway between the centre and the outside ...
Ashok Kumar, 1999
6
They Kept It Quiet
If a player hits the half ball on the ground and if it hits the pavement without the other team stopping the half ball, that's a base hit. If they stop the half ball, it's an out. If you hit the half ball on the porch, that's a double. You hit the wall on the ...
Cliff Carter, 2008
7
Lectures On Algebraic Topology
If W is a half-ball then deformation retractions L-iW^L-P({oiPeiW),L-W~L-iW-Q, L-W~L exist (deform radially from P resp. Q resp. (0,0, -l)eRn — R"+), hence H(L, L-iW;G)^ H(L, L-P;G), H(L-iW,L-W; G)^H(L-iW, Ludwig), and 5+: Hn(L,L-iW; ...
Albrecht Dold, 1995
8
Cold
There were lots of times when the kids that he played half ball with would lower him down the sewer to retrieve the half ball that somebody let fall there. He was always scared that they might not hold his ankles tight enough, that they would ...
William J. Farrell, 2011
9
Billiards: its theory and practice, to which are added the ...
Play with ball A. Strike the object- ball, which is spotted, on the left side a half ball, to canon on ball 1 at the left side cushion. 2. Play with ball B. Strike the object-ball a half ball, to canon on ball 2. 3. Play with ball C. Strike the object-ball a half ...
William White (writer on billiards.), 1865
10
Westminster Papers: A Monthly Journal of Chess, Whist, Games ...
When we examine the diagram, page 38, which shows the range of half ball losing hazards, we are at first in doubt whether it is meant that all these strokes are to be played a true half ball, or within the wider limits included by Bennett in his ...
‎1873

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HALF-BALL»

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1
Backyard Slacklining: You Don't Have to Be in the Circus to Enjoy …
Exercises such as squats and lunges, performed on a BOSU stability half-ball trainer or even on foam pads, are another way to improve ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
2
Anytime Fitness Adds 2 New Rooms
The first is a room that has jump ropes, stretching bands, mats, free weights and half-ball. The second room is really exciting. My wife calls it the ... «SouthMilwaukeeNOW.com, Jul 15»
3
Fun With Selective Endpoints: El Gallo and The J-Hey Kid
Outside corner, 95 mph, tailing back toward the plate just enough to shave off a half-ball's worth of black. Stanton stood not a chance; not in the ... «Viva El Birdos, Jun 15»
4
Peter Pilotto + Ancient Greek Sandals = The Shoe Collab of Our …
... treated to pops of colors, loud signature Peter Pilotto prints, silicone appliques, and cool metallic hardware with squares and half-ball rivets. «InStyle, Jun 15»
5
For Hitters in Baseball, Facing a Shift Can Mean an Adjustment, or Not
We finally figured out where I'm at now: just to take the same swing, let the ball travel another half-ball to another ball deeper and shoot it to left. «New York Times, May 15»
6
For fitness coach, there's no time for slacking off
Nor are the planks, physio balls or BOSU ball, a half-ball balance challenge. Participant Elen Tesfamariam says she's in because “I just want to ... «The Seattle Times, May 15»
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4 Hours a Day, 1 'Dome,' and a Dizzying Amount of Sets: How VS …
"Lily"—as in Aldridge—"loves the dome!" both Nicholas and Yuki tell me before making me balance my legs on this strange half-ball contraption ... «Elle, Dec 14»
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Half-ball returns to the same East Falls block it was played on in the …
Emilio Straface, owner of Frank's Pizza, created a half-ball tournament last year to celebrate the game of his youth and reunite with friends from ... «Newsworks.org, Sep 12»

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