BILLIARD

billiard

(adjective) of or relating to billiards; “a billiard ball”; “a billiard cue”; “a billiard table”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

billiard (plural billiards)

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

(attributive) Pertaining to the game of billiards.

A dynamical system in which a particle alternates between motion in a straight line and specular reflections from a boundary.

Etymology 2

Numeral

billiard (plural billiards)

(British, rare) 1015, a thousand billion (long scale) or a million milliard.

Synonyms

• (1015): a short scale quadrillion

Source: Wiktionary


Bil"liard, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to the game of billiards. "Smooth as is a billiard ball." B. Jonson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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