Carrom vs. Carom: What's the Difference?

Alternative spelling of carom

A collision followed by a rebound.

Alternative spelling of carom

A shot in billiards in which the cue ball successively strikes two other balls. Also called billiard.

See Carom.

A similar shot in a related game, such as pool.

To collide and rebound; glance

To make a carom, as in billiards.

To cause to carom.

A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more balls with the player's ball.

(uncountable) A billiard-like Indian game in which players take turns flicking checker-like pieces into one of four goals on the corners of a board measuring one meter by one meter.

(spices) ajwain

(intransitive) To make a carom shot in billiards.

To strike and bounce back; to strike (something) and rebound.

A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more balls with the player's ball. In England it is called cannon.

To make a carom.

A glancing rebound

A shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other

Rebound after hitting;

Make a carom