Ball (disambiguation)

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A ball is a spherical or ovoid object typically used in games. Other uses may include:

Games

A ball game, specifically a game of basketball, baseball or American football; in British English ball game refers to any sport played with a ball
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
Balls (juggling), a popular prop used by jugglers
Ball badminton, a sport native to India
Ball hockey, a team sport and a variation of the sports of ice hockey and street hockey

Ball (mathematics), the solid interior of a sphere
ball lightning, an atmospheric electrical phenomenon
"Buckyball", a Buckminsterfullerene molecule
Newton's balls, also known as Newton's cradle, a device that demonstrates conservation of momentum and energy, named after Sir Isaac Newton
BALL (Biochemical Algorithms Library), a versatile set of C++ classes for molecular modelling, together with BALLView, a graphical interface

Ball (bearing), special highly spherical and smooth balls, most commonly used in ball bearings
Round shot, a round projectile fired from guns and cannons
Solid non-expanding military-style bullets
Thermoball, a collection of insects (especially bees) used in collective defense against larger insects such as predatory wasps
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
Air flow ball, A Western arobic exercise/children's sports ball
The ball at the end of a ballpoint pen