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Definitions for balata
bəˈlɑ tə, ˈbæl ə təbal·a·ta
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Princeton's WordNet
balata, gutta balatanoun
when dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls
balata, balata tree, beefwood, bully tree, Manilkara bidentatanoun
a tropical hardwood tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber
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balata
Balata is a hard, natural rubber-like material obtained from the latex produced by the tropical American tree species Manilkara bidentata. It has been used in various products such as golf balls, belts, hoses, and machine parts due to its resistance and flexibility. It was also used in early 20th-century as a cheaper alternative to gutta-percha in the manufacture of golf balls.
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Balata
Balata Camp is a Palestinian refugee camp established in the northern West Bank in 1950, adjacent to the city of Nablus. It is the largest refugee camp in the West Bank. Balata Camp is densely populated with 30,000 residents in an area of 0.25 square kilometers.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Balata
bal′a-ta, n. the gum of the bullet or bully tree of South America, used as a substitute for gutta-percha in insulating telegraph-wires.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Balata
a vegetable gum used as a substitute for gutta-percha, being at once ductile and elastic; goes under the name of bully.
The Standard Electrical Dictionary
Balata
A gum used as an insulating material. It is the inspissated juice of a sapotaceous tree, the bullet tree, Mimusops globosa, of tropical America, from the Antilles to Guiana. It is intermediate in character between caoutchouc and gutta percha. It is superior to gutta percha in some respects, being very slightly acted on by light. Synonym--Chicle. B. & S.. W. G. Abbreviation for Brown & Sharpe Wire Gauge; the regular American Wire Gauge. (See Wire Gauge, American.)
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of balata in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of balata in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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