Two and a quarter inches is typical of the balls at the American "pool" halls where I go to play eight ball or nine ball. However, interestingly enough, there are quite a few ball size standards for the various billiard games around the world. Read the Wikipedia entry on the Billiard ball to learn more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billiard_ball
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β 11y agoVery big. Billiards and the pocket billiards games have many millions of players worldwide and in many countries. In the US alone, there are over 32 million pool and billiards players. With tournaments, leagues, pool halls and the equipment it is a many billion dollar industry.
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β 16y agoOn average, the balls are 2.25 inches in diameter and all balls weigh 5.5 oz except for the cue, which weighs 6 oz.
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β 11y agoThis depends upon what game and where you are playing.
In the US, the maximum diameter allowed for a pocket billiards ball is 2.255 inches.
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β 12y agoThere are a few sizes of balls.
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β 11y agoFull size snooker balls are 2 1/16" (52.5mm) in diameter.
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β 11y agoFor pocket billiards under BCA and APA rules, each must be 5 1/2 to 6 ounces and 2 1/4 inches in diameter.
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β 11y agoIn the US, a billiard ball weighs 5.5 to 6 ounces at sea level.
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β 11y agoIn the US the diameter of a billiard ball is 2 1/4 inches.
The Billiard Ball was created in 1967.
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Friction between the ball and cloth.
Friction between the ball and cloth.
The Billiard Ball Model is John Dalton's idea of what an atom looks like.
The word is spelled billiard, just as you spelled it. The billiard ball rolled smoothly to the corner pocket.
A billiard ball.
Dalton's atomic model was often referred to as the "Billiard Ball Model" because he envisioned atoms as solid, indivisible spheres similar to billiard balls.
The answer is rather simple. Even though a billiard ball is smooth, when it rolls it imparts some of its kinetic energy to the felt covering of the table. That is, the felt heats up a bit as the ball slows down.
The word billiards, though plural in form, is singular in meaning. There is no such thing as a billiard. You can refer to a billiard ball or a billiard table, but in those constructions the word billiard is an adjective, not a noun.
The stroke is the method for sliding the cue to strike the cue ball. A good billiard stroke is very straight and level and continues with a follow through after contact with the cue ball.
Cue ball is part of the Billiard ball collection in New York.