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billiard ball
noun
- one of the balls used in the game of billiards.
Word History and Origins
Origin of billiard ball1
Example Sentences
Dynamical systems are often used to describe real-world phenomena that move forward in time according to a repeated rule, like the ricocheting of a billiard ball in accordance with Newton’s laws.
Its water in a general way moves as does a billiard ball when it flies from one cushion to another.
The natural result of this billiard-ball movement of the waters is that the path of the stream is sinuous.
And there he sat with his bald head shining like a billiard ball when a sweet voice said, "I hope you are not hurt, Mr. Wheeler!"
If the ball is not produced, the above forms an excellent final vanish to any billiard-ball trick.
A small rabbit is placed in the right hand profonde, and a billiard ball and a small dinner plate are laid on the table.
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