Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

half-ball

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.89 in modern English

Syllables
half-ball
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describes a shot where the cue ball and the object ball make contact at a natural 45º angle.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From half- + ball, so called because the view from the cue ball is half eclipsing the object ball.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does half-ball mean?
Describes a shot where the cue ball and the object ball make contact at a natural 45º angle.
Where does half-ball come from?
From half- + ball, so called because the view from the cue ball is half eclipsing the object ball.

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