A procedure in which a balloon is inserted into a narrowed area of the heart The balloon is then inflated resulting in the opening of the narrowed area and then the balloon is removed There are two main balloon procedures: Balloon Angioplasty where the narrowed area is a blood vessel, and Balloon Valvuloplasty where the narrowed area is a heart valve
When something balloons, it increases rapidly in amount. In London, the use of the Tube has ballooned The budget deficit has ballooned to $25 billion = soar, rocket. Large airtight bag filled with hot air or a lighter-than-air gas such as helium or hydrogen that can rise and float in the atmosphere. Experimental attempts may have begun by 1709, but not until 1783 did J.-M. and J.-É. Montgolfier develop a fabric-bag balloon that would rise when filled with hot air. Balloons provided military aerial observation sites in the 19th century and were used in the 20th century by scientists such as Auguste Piccard to gather high-altitude data. The first round-the-world balloon flight was achieved in 1999 by Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones. See also airship
{i} light bag-shaped construction filled with a gas which is lighter than air; airship; inflated rubber ball (used in games); explanation box which appears when the cursor points at a button (Computers)
A bag made of silk or other light material, and filled with hydrogen gas or heated air, so as to rise and float in the atmosphere; especially, one with a car attached for aërial navigation
A balloon is a small, thin, rubber bag that you blow air into so that it becomes larger and rounder or longer. Balloons are used as toys or decorations
A large payment - usually at the end of the term Used in Conditional sales Contracts as an attempt to offer similar payment structure to a lease with an option to purchase
Mortgage usually a short-term fixed-rate loan which involves small payments for a certain period of time and one large payment for the remaining amount of the principal at the time specified in the contract Beneficiary A person named to receive a benefit for a TRUST A contingent beneficiary has conditions attached to his rights, usually someone else must die first -Back to Top-
The balance of principal that is due and owing in its entirety at a specified point in time, but in any event, less than the time required to fully amortize the debt
A principal amount retired at maturity on a sinking fund issue which is substantially larger than any sinking fund payment For example, an issue might have 12 payments of 5 percent of the issue followed by a balloon of 40 percent at maturity
1 uplifting of spirit 2 unrestricted 3 specific color may correspond with chakras or spirituality in your life 4 releasing, letting go and letting the Universe or God take control
When overhead unwinding a thread from spun yarn, for example, when doubling, the thread is thrown outwards by centrifugal force in such a manner that it forms a "balloon"
A balloon is a large, strong bag filled with gas or hot air, which can carry passengers in a container that hangs underneath it. They are to attempt to be the first to circle the Earth non-stop by balloon
large tough non-rigid bag filled with gas or heated air small thin inflatable rubber bag with narrow neck become inflated; "The sails ballooned" ride in a hot-air balloon; "He tried to balloon around the earth but storms forced him to land in China
an un-powered lighter-than-air vehicle Balloons can derive their buoyancy from the confinement of hot air, hydrogen, helium, ammonia or other gas Balloons can be free (un-tethered and free to drift with the wind) or tethered to the ground (sometimes called captive or kite balloons)
Loan in which little, if any, of your monthly payments go toward paying off the outstanding balance Rather, one large, lump-sum payment is due at maturity
The balance of principal that is due and owing in its entirety at a specified point in time, but in any event, less than time required to fully amortize the debt A balloon payment terminates the note obligation, distinguished from a principal payment, which only reduces the balance even if it is in excess of regular monthly payments