billiard
(adjective) of or relating to billiards; “a billiard ball”; “a billiard cue”; “a billiard table”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
billiard (plural billiards)
(British, rare) 1015, a thousand billion (long scale) or a million milliard.
• (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
24 January 2025
(noun) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; “the political ferment produced new leadership”; “social unrest”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
