ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Billiard

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈbɪlɪəd/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Billiard is a noun meaning A shot in billiards or snooker in which the cue ball strikes two other balls; a carom.

Meaning

A shot in billiards or snooker in which the cue ball strikes two other balls; a carom.

More Meanings

  1. (attributive) Pertaining to the game of billiards.
  2. A dynamical system in which a particle alternates between motion in a straight line and specular reflections from a boundary.
  3. (British, rare) 10¹⁵, a thousand billion (long scale) or a million milliard.

Example Sentences

a billiard table; a billiard ball

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Related dictionary entries include snooker, bowling, bingo, theatrical, pool, carrom.

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