caroming
Rebounding on contact
Caroming is the present participle of carom, meaning to strike and rebound at an angle.
In billiards, a ball caroms when it bounces off one object into another.
The word extends to any ricocheting motion: The pinball went caroming off the bumpers.
A hockey puck caroming off the boards, a bullet caroming off concrete—anything bouncing unpredictably in sequence.
Angled deflection off surface
- bounceSpring back after impact
- deflectTurn from course
- glanceBrief, casual look
- reboundReturn after deflection
swerve · zigzag · pinball · scatter · angle · veer · skew · redirect
Angled deflection off surface
- reboundReturn after deflection
- deflectionChange in trajectory
- angleGeometric measure of rotation
- trajectoryPath of moving object
momentum · elasticity · collision · bounce · velocity · impact · kinetic · reflection
ricochet
Angled deflection off surface
rebound · swerve · zigzag · pinball · scatter · angle · veer · skew · redirect · glancing
ricochet
Angled deflection off surface
- reboundReturn after deflection
- deflectionChange in trajectory
- angleGeometric measure of rotation
trajectory · momentum · elasticity · collision · bounce · velocity · impact · kinetic · reflection · incidence
ricochet
Angled deflection off surface
cue · english · three-cushion · masse · pocket · break · snooker · pool · felt · bridge