billiards

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Pronunciation
/ˈbɪlɪədz/
/ˈbɪl.jɚdz/
Noun
5 definition(s)
1 Definition

(games) A two-player cue sport played with two cue balls and one red ball, on a snooker sized table.

Synonyms
English billiards
2 Definition

(games) The collective noun for games played on a tabletop, usually with several balls, one or more of which is hit by a cue.

3 Definition

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

4 Definition

Pertaining to the game of billiards.

Example Sentences
  • a billiard table; a billiard ball
5 Definition

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