billiard

[ bil-yerd ]

adjective

1. of or used in billiards.

noun

1. carom ( def 1 ).

billiard

/ ˈbɪljəd /

noun

1. modifier of or relating to billiards

   a billiard cue

   a billiard ball

   a billiard table

Word History and Origins

Origin of billiard¹

1630–40; < French billard cue, equivalent to bille stick ( billet ² ) + -ard -ard

Example Sentences

Particles act like billiard balls or waves on water, depending how you probe them.

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For example, something tiny like an electron can act like a particle–getting shot through space and colliding with other particles like billiard balls.

From Popular-Science

The story of commercial plastics began in the 1860s, when John Wesley Hyatt, seeking a substitute for the ivory popularly used in billiard balls, landed on a material later called celluloid.

From Science News

His lordship retired shortly to his study, Hetton and Mr. Haggard betook themselves to the billiard-room.

From Project Gutenberg

When his lordship retired early, as was his custom, the other men adjourned once more to the billiard-room.

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Longcluse had made up his mind promptly on the night of the billiard-match played in the Saloon Tavern.

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The improvement has come at last, and these streets are now almost of a billiard-table smoothness.

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Its water in a general way moves as does a billiard ball when it flies from one cushion to another.

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