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ballon d'essai

bal·lon d'es·sai
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ba-lawn de-se]
    • /ba lɔ̃ dɛˈsɛ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ba-lawn de-se]
    • /ba lɔ̃ dɛˈsɛ/

Definitions of ballon d'essai words

  • noun ballon d'essai a project or policy put forward experimentally to gauge reactions to it 3
  • noun plural ballon d'essai trial balloon. 1
  • noun ballon d'essai A policy put forward to test reactions; something designed to test the waters, an experimental measure. 0

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Parts of speech for Ballon d'essai

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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exclamation

ballon d'essai popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for ballon d'essai

noun ballon d'essai

  • feeler — a person or thing that feels.
  • barometer — A barometer is an instrument that measures air pressure and shows when the weather is changing.
  • pilot balloon — a balloon for the visual observation of upper-atmosphere wind currents.
  • test — Zoology. the hard, protective shell or covering of certain invertebrates, as echinoderms or tunicates.

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