Ball

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A ball is a spherical or ovoid object typically used in games, respectively a surname see: Ball (surname), a list of people with the surname Ball

Other uses may include:

Games

• A ball game
• Ball (rhythmic gymnastics), a ball used in gymnastics
• Ball (baseball statistics), a pitch at which the batter does not swing and which does not pass through the strike zone
• No ball, in cricket, an illegal delivery of the ball to the batsman by the bowler
• Baseball (ball), a ball used primarily in the sport of the same name
• Bungee ball, a toy
• Ball (Game & Watch), the first game created for the Nintendo Game & Watch

Mathematics and science

• Ball (mathematics), the solid interior of a sphere
• ball lightning, an atmospheric electrical phenomenon
• "Buckyball", a fullerene molecule
• Newton's balls, also known as Newton's cradle, a device that demonstrates conservation of momentum and energy, named after Sir Isaac Newton

Objects

• Ball (bearing), the balls that are most often used in bearings
• Round shot, a projectile fired from guns and cannons
• A collection of insects, especially bees, used in collective defense against larger insects such as predatory wasps - see honey bee defense
• Ben Wa balls, used for massage and meditation purposes, as well as a sex toy
• RB-79 Ball a fictional weapon from the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam
• Bauble or ball, a common type of Christmas ornament
• Stress ball, a malleable toy
• Baoding Balls, Chinese dexterity exercise tools

Places

United States

• Ball, Louisiana
• Blue Ball, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
• Balls (mountain range) in Madera County, California

The moon

• Ball (crater), a lunar crater

Organizations

• Ball Corp., a U.S. packaging manufacturer
• Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, United States
• Ball (automobile company), a defunct American automobile company (before 1926)

Music

• Ball (Iron Butterfly album), a 1969 album by Iron Butterfly
• "Ball", a 2002 album by Napoleon Murphy Brock
• Ball (Widespread Panic album), a 2003 album by Widespread Panic
• Balls (Elizabeth Cook album), a 2007 album by Elizabeth Cook
• Balls (Sparks album), an album by Sparks released in 2000
• Balls (Guttermouth album)
• Balls, a UK rock group, 1969-1971; see Trevor Burton

Other uses

• Ball (anatomy), a bottom part of the foot
• Testicle (slang)
  • Balls: courage
• Ball (dance), a social gathering
• Balls (TV channel), a Philippine Sports Channel carried by SkyCable
• BALL (Biochemical Algorithms Library), C++ library containing common algorithms used in biochemistry and bioinformatics
• Bawls, a high caffeine soft drink

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