Definition of "ballet" in İngilizce

noun

1. (dance) A classical form of dance.

   • a classically-trained ballet dancer

2. A theatrical presentation of such dancing, usually with music, sometimes in the form of a story.

   • Let's go to the ballet in the theatre tomorrow!

3. The company of persons who perform this dance.

   • Zara joined the ballet at the age of 14.

4. (music) A light part song, frequently with a fa-la-la chorus, common among Elizabethan and Italian Renaissance composers.

5. (heraldry, uncommon) A (small) ball i.e. roundel on a coat of arms, called a bezant, plate, etc., according to colour.

6. (figurative) Any intricate series of operations involving coordination between individuals.

verb

1. (transitive, intransitive) To perform an action reminiscent of ballet dancing.

   • Situations that typically require longer iliac limbs than the measurements suggest include extreme iliac tortuosity, “balleting” of the limbs (Endurant and Excluder) (Fig. 90-3), and the need to extend to the external iliac arteries. It these anatomic circumstances, it is prudent to choose a longer length when in doubt.