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object ball

ob·ject ball
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noun ob-jikt, -jekt bawl]
    • /noun ˈɒb dʒɪkt, -dʒɛkt bɔl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noun ob-jikt, -jekt bawl]
    • /noun ˈɒb dʒɪkt, -dʒɛkt bɔl/

Definitions of object ball words

  • noun object ball the first ball struck by the cue ball in making a carom. Compare carom ball. 1
  • noun object ball a ball to be struck by the cue ball; any ball except the cue ball. 1
  • noun object ball any ball except the cue ball, esp one which the striker aims to hit with the cue ball 0
  • noun object ball any ball other than the cue ball 0

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Origin of object ball

First appearance:

before 1855
One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Object ball

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

object ball popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

object ball usage trend in Literature

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