Billiard vs. Billion
Billiardnoun
A shot in billiards or snooker in which the cue ball strikes two other balls; a carom.
Billiardnoun
(attributive) Pertaining to the game of billiards.
Billiardnoun
A dynamical system in which a particle alternates between motion in a straight line and specular reflections from a boundary.
Billiardnumeral
1015, a thousand billion (long scale) or a million milliard.
Billiardadjective
Of or pertaining to the game of billiards.
Billiardadjective
of or relating to billiards;
Billionnoun
a thousand million: 1 followed by nine zeros, 109; a milliard
Billionnoun
A million million: a 1 followed by twelve zeros; 1012
Billionnoun
A very large number.
Billionnoun
According to the French and American method of numeration, a thousand millions, or 1,000,000,000; according to the English method, a million millions, or 1,000,000,000,000. See Numeration.
Billionnoun
the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; in the United Kingdom the usage followed in the United States is frequently seen
Billionnoun
the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros
Billionadjective
denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units in the United States
Billionadjective
denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain
Billion
A billion is a number with two distinct definitions: 1,000,000,000, i.e. one thousand million, or 109 (ten to the ninth power), as defined on the short scale.
