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ball and ring

American  

noun

  1. a simplified bead-and-reel turning, used especially in English and American furniture of the 17th century.


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Watch this 30-second video demonstrating thermal expansion with the classic brass ball and ring experiment.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2017

The latter is suspended by two dolphins, instead of the chains generally in use, whose tails are united, and attached to a small ball and ring.

From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by T. L. (Thomas Louis) Haines

Move the ball and ring so that the shadow slowly returns to its first position.

From Myths and Marvels of Astronomy by Richard A. (Richard Anthony) Proctor

Moving the ball and ring so that the shadow returns to its first position, an entire Saturnian year will have been illustrated.

From Myths and Marvels of Astronomy by Richard A. (Richard Anthony) Proctor

The brass ball and brass ring shown in Figure 43 are called the expansion ball and ring.

From Common Science by John W. (John Woodside) Ritchie

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