Carom — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a glancing rebound

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɹɑːm/

🇬🇧British English

/aɹˈeɪbiənˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/aɹˈeɪbiənˌaɪz/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæɹɑːm/.

Examples

The car caromed off several lampposts

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cannon ricochet

Parts of Speech

noun	a glancing rebound
noun	a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other
verb	rebound after hitting “The car caromed off several lampposts”
verb	make a carom

Word Forms

ricochet	verb	spring back; spring away from an impact
carom	verb	rebound after hitting
cannon	verb	make a cannon
carom	noun	a glancing rebound

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Karambolage

ein flüchtiger Aufschwung

🇫🇷French

carambolage

un rebondissement éclair

🇪🇸Spanish

billar

un rebote de mirada

🇮🇹Italian

carambola

un rimbalzo fugace

🇳🇱Dutch

carambole

een vluchtige rebound

🇵🇹Portuguese

carambola

um rebote repentino

🇷🇺Russian

карамболь

скользящий отскок

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कैरम

एक झलक पलटाव

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্যারাম

একটি glancing রিবাউন্ড

🇮🇳Tamil

கேரம்

ஒரு பார்வை மீளுருவாக்கம்

🇮🇳Telugu

క్యారమ్

ఒక గ్లాన్సింగ్ రీబౌండ్

🇮🇳Marathi

कॅरम

एक झटकन प्रतिक्षेप

🇮🇳Gujarati

કેરમ

એક નજરે જોનાર રીબાઉન્ડ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೇರಂ

ಒಂದು ನೋಟದ ಮರುಕಳಿಸುವಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാരംസ്

ഒരു തിരിഞ്ഞു നോട്ടം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੈਰਮ

ਇੱਕ ਝਲਕ ਰਿਬਾਉਂਡ

🇵🇰Urdu

کیرم

ایک جھلکتی صحت مندی لوٹنے لگی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

卡罗姆

短暂的反弹

🇯🇵Japanese

カロム

チラリと見えるリバウンド

🇰🇷Korean

캐논

슬쩍 반등

🇹🇭Thai

สิ้นฤทธิ์

การฟื้นตัวอย่างรวดเร็ว

🇮🇩Indonesian

karambol

sekilas rebound

🇵🇭Filipino

karom

isang sulyap na rebound

🇲🇾Malay

karom

lantunan pandang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كروم

انتعاش خاطف

🇮🇷Persian

کاروم

یک بازگشت نگاهی

🇹🇷Turkish

karambol

bir bakış geri tepmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

כרום

ריבאונד מבט

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