1. [N. Amer] A glancing rebound
   "The bullet's carom off the wall startled everyone";
   - ricochet
    
2. [N. Amer] A shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other
   "The expert player executed a perfect carom to pocket two balls at once";
   - cannon
    
3. An annual herb with small seed-like fruit with a strong flavour that are used in cookery of the Indian subcontinent
   "She added carom seeds to the bread dough for a distinctive flavour";
   - ajwain, Trachyspermum ammi

1. Rebound after hitting
   "The car caromed off several lampposts"
    
2. (billiards) make a carom
   "The player caromed the cue ball off two other balls"

Derived forms: caroms, caroming, caromed

Type of: backlash, bounce, bound, rebound, recoil, repercussion, resile, reverberate, ricochet, shoot, shot, spring, stroke

Part of: billiards, pocket billiards, pool

Encyclopedia: Carom