BILLIARD

billiard

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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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

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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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