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PELOTA BALONMANO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-05-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sports Equipment and Accessories
- Handball
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- team handball ball
1, record 1, English, team%20handball%20ball
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- handball ball 2, record 1, English, handball%20ball
correct
- handball 3, record 1, English, handball
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A team handball ball is an inflated sphere covered with leather. For the men's game it has a circumference of 58 to 60 cm (22.8 to 23.6 in) and weighs 425 to 480 g (15.0 to 16.9 oz). For the women's game it has a circumference of 54 to 56 cm (21.3 to 22.0 in) and weighs 325 to 400 g (11.5 to 14.1 oz). 1, record 1, English, - team%20handball%20ball
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The ball is smaller than a football in order for the players to be able to hold and handle it with a single hand (though contact with both hands is perfectly allowed). Some American versions use a volleyball. It is transported by bouncing it between hands and floor - much as in basketball. A player may only hold the ball for three seconds and may only take three steps with the ball in hand. There are many variations, a common American version allows only 1 step with the ball, and afterward MUST pass the ball to another teammate or shoot. 4, record 1, English, - team%20handball%20ball
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et accessoires de sport
- Handball
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ballon de hand-ball
1, record 1, French, ballon%20de%20hand%2Dball
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ballon de handball 2, record 1, French, ballon%20de%20handball
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
handball : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 2, record 1, French, - ballon%20de%20hand%2Dball
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Equipo y accesorios deportivos
- Balonmano
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pelota de balonmano
1, record 1, Spanish, pelota%20de%20balonmano
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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