Carom billiards, sometimes called carambole billiards, is the overarching title of a family of cue sports generally played on cloth-covered, pocketless billiard tables.

What do you call carom?

synonyms: ricochet. type of: backlash, rebound, recoil, repercussion. a movement back from an impact.

What is meant by Carrom?

Carrom is a "strike and pocket" table game of Eastern origin similar to billiards and table shuffleboard. ... Carrom is very commonly played within families and other functions. Different standards and rules exist in different areas.