superball

High-bouncing toy sphere

A superball is a small rubber ball with exceptional bounce, made from a synthetic polymer that returns most of its energy when dropped.

The original Superball was a 1960s toy that could bounce higher than the point from which it was released.

The term now applies generically to any highly elastic bouncing ball: The kids spent hours bouncing superballs off the driveway.

toy

bouncy

Tends to rebound

  • rubberElastic polymer from trees
  • Wham-ONovelty toy manufacturer
  • playRecreation or staged drama

children · colorful · marbles · jacks · recess · sidewalk · driveway · stairwell · ricochet · elasticity

physics

bounce

Spring back after impact

kinetic energy · potential energy · trajectory · velocity · momentum · collision · impact · height · drop · surface

lottery

jackpot

Accumulated gambling prize

numbers · ticket · winner · prize · millions · odds · random · machine · televised · annuity

Categories
Opposites
elasticity/bounciness

superballdead ball

Halted game situation

beanbag · hacky sack · lead ball · sandbag · medicine ball

material properties

superballstress ball

Handheld tension reliever

foam ball · cotton ball · yarn ball · sponge ball

Family

super, ball, balls, superb, insuperable, superior, superiority, superlative, supremacy

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G