The bowling ball is thrown to try to knock down the pins or pins.
Bola is a term that comes from the Occitan language, although its most distant etymological antecedent is found in the Latin word bulla . The first meaning mentioned by the Royal Spanish Academy ( RAE ) in its dictionary refers to a body that has a spherical shape .
It should be noted that a sphere has a curved surface. Various elements that exhibit this shape are called balls.
ball in sport
In a broad sense, ball is used as a synonym for ball or ball . In this way the concept can appear in different types of sports. For example : “After eluding two defenders, Lionel Messi kicked from outside the area and the ball hit the crossbar,” “LeBron James has a great talent for passing the ball, which is why he achieves many assists per game.”
The idea of a ball, however, usually refers specifically to very hard or heavy spherical bodies that are used in certain disciplines . We can talk, in this framework, about the bowling ball , which usually has three holes to insert the fingers. This ball is thrown with the aim of knocking down the pins or skittles .
Billiard balls , on the other hand, have different colors and numbering. In these cases, a ball is hit with a cue or stick so that it collides with others or against the rails .
The notion in baseball
If we focus on baseball , a bad pitch is called a ball . There are different reasons that can cause a pitch to be considered this way: in all cases, the batter should not try to hit the ball.
If, when pitching, the ball passes below the knees or above the shoulders of the batter, it is a ball. The same thing happens if the ball does not pass through the strike zone or is outside the hitting angle .
There are those who claim that they can observe the future inside a crystal ball.
The mirror ball
A mirror ball is a sphere that, due to its coating, manages to reflect light in different directions. It is usually hung from the ceiling of nightclubs , which is why it is also called a disco ball .
These balls are covered in multiple mirrors . When illuminated, the light bounces off the surface. They are often installed on a rotating device to produce an attractive visual effect.
Divination resource
Throughout history , many fortune tellers, psychics, sorcerers and magicians claimed to have the ability to observe the future, present and/or past in a crystal ball . The origins of this practice date back to the Celtic tribes.
According to these people, it is possible to see inside the crystal ball how events that were not perceived with the eyes or recorded on any material support developed, developed or will develop. For science , of course, this practice is not viable since it lacks any logical or rational foundation .
Ball in colloquial language
Bola, finally, is used in different ways in the colloquial language of various regions. It can be linked to a rumor or lie or to a pile or accumulation : “Where did that ball about the president's possible resignation come from?” , “I have a lot of pending matters and I don't have enough time.”
In the plural, balls is a vulgar way of naming the testicles : “They hit the referee in the balls with a ball.”