ping pong ball

Lightweight hollow sphere

A ping pong ball is a lightweight, hollow plastic sphere used in table tennis.

The balls are typically white or orange and 40 millimeters in diameter.

Their bouncy, buoyant properties make them useful beyond the game—in physics demonstrations, beer pong, and craft projects: The wind scattered ping pong balls across the gymnasium floor.

equipment

celluloid

Transparent flammable synthetic material

orange · star rating · paddle · rubber · blade · net · case · robot · trainer · table

sport

table tennis

Racket sport on flat surface

forehand · backhand · smash · lob · spin · point · game · set · match · tournament

spherical

round

Curved like circle

diameter · circumference · seamless · smooth · curvature · radius · symmetrical · globe

bounce

rebound

Return after deflection

drop · hop · ricochet · deflection · impact · trajectory · arc · spin · backspin · topspin

lightweight

weightless

Having no heft

hollow · flimsy · crushable · dainty · fragile · insubstantial · buoyant · floaty · papery · wafer-thin

craft

lottery

Randomized prize distribution

decoration · catapult · shooter · carnival · toss · ornament · garland · snowman · eyeball · party game

Categories
Opposites
size

ping pong ballbowling ball

Weighted sphere for toppling pins

medicine ball · basketball · beach ball · soccer ball · exercise ball

weight/density

ping pong ballbowling ball

Weighted sphere for toppling pins

cannonball · medicine ball · shot put · lead ball · billiard ball

material properties

ping pong ballsoft

Yielding to touch

foam ball · stress ball · sponge ball · nerf ball · tennis ball

Family

ball, balls, ping, pong, ping pong, pinged, pinging

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G