balun

[ bal-uhn ]

noun

, Electricity.

1. a device for converting a balanced line into an unbalanced line and vice versa.

balun

/ ˈbælən /

noun

1. electronics a device for coupling two electrical circuit elements, such as an aerial and its feeder cable, where one is balanced and the other is unbalanced

Word History and Origins

Origin of balun¹

bal(ance) + un(balance)

Word History and Origins

Origin of balun¹

C20: shortened from bal ( anced to ) un ( balanced transformer )

Example Sentences

Authorities then went to Tohari's home in Desa Balun village, Wanayasa district on Monday, where they discovered several shallow graves at a nearby site.

From BBC

Besides international artists like Rosalía and Jeremy Dutcher, who’ve already been mentioned, I’m also inspired by this year’s releases from Nigerian pop artist Jacob Banks, Swedish stalwart Neneh Cherry, Haitian-Canadian guitarist Mélissa Laveaux, Puerto Rican electronic indie band Balún, Cuba’s venerable Orquesta Akokán, and cosmo-Palestinian oud group le Trio Joubran.

From Slate

And the members of Balún explain how they developed a sound they describe as “music that you can sleep to while dancing.”

From Slate

Founded in Puerto Rico and resettled in Brooklyn, Balún makes electronic pop with airy high vocals and pointillistic counterpoint pinging around a core of Caribbean rhythms — what might have happened if the Cocteau Twins had thought a lot more about dancing.

From New York Times

Balún, a band from Puerto Rico, sometimes used a reggaeton beat, but it was also ready to layer on deep electronic bass tones, the quick strumming of the small Andean guitar called a charango, pealing rock guitars and ethereal soprano vocals, adding up to songs full of positive aspirations.

From New York Times