billiard

[bil-yerd]

adjective

1. of or used in billiards.

noun

1. carom.

billiard

/ ˈbɪljəd /

noun

1. (modifier) of or relating to billiards

   a billiard table

   a billiard cue

   a billiard ball

Word History and Origins

Origin of billiard¹

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

Example Sentences

Velasco's team employs a visual model often referred to as a "billiard" to illustrate the classical mechanics of linear versus chaotic systems.

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A man peered out the doorway of a billiard hall.

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A circus, ballroom, arcade, dining hall, billiard room, zoo and ice rink were all available for the public to enjoy before falling into permanent decline.

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Assume that the billiard is perfect: the walls are perfectly bouncy, there are no other objects on the table, the motion of the ball is frictionless, and so on.

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He gave me a little money—fifty francs, I think, which I lost the same night in a billiard parlor.

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