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projectile

pro·jec·tile
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pruh-jek-til, -tahyl]
    • /prəˈdʒɛk tɪl, -taɪl/
    • /prəˈdʒek.taɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pruh-jek-til, -tahyl]
    • /prəˈdʒɛk tɪl, -taɪl/

Definitions of projectile word

  • noun projectile an object fired from a gun with an explosive propelling charge, such as a bullet, shell, rocket, or grenade. 1
  • noun projectile a body projected or impelled forward, as through the air. 1
  • adjective projectile impelling or driving forward, as a force. 1
  • adjective projectile caused by impulse, as motion. 1
  • adjective projectile capable of being impelled forward, as a missile. 1
  • adjective projectile Zoology. protrusile, as the jaws of a fish. 1
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Origin of projectile

First appearance:

before 1655
One of the 46% oldest English words
1655-65; < New Latin, neuter of prōjectilis (adj.) projecting. See project, -ile

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Parts of speech for Projectile

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Projectile

projectile popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for projectile

noun projectile

  • ammo — Ammo is ammunition for guns and other weapons.
  • arrow — An arrow is a written or printed sign that consists of a straight line with another line bent at a sharp angle at one end. This is a printed arrow: →. The arrow points in a particular direction to indicate where something is.
  • bomb — A bomb is a device which explodes and damages or destroys a large area.
  • bombshell — A bombshell is a sudden piece of bad or unexpected news.
  • buckshot — Buckshot consists of pieces of lead fired from a gun when hunting animals.
All 14 Synonyms of projectile

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    of or relating to a Paleo-Indian cultural tradition of North America, especially the American Southwest, dated 10,000–9000 b.c. and characterized by a usually bifacial, fluted stone projectile point (Clovis point) used in big-game hunting.

  • ricochet

    the motion of an object or a projectile in rebounding or deflecting one or more times from the surface over which it is passing or against which it hits a glancing blow.

  • undershoot

    to shoot or launch a projectile that strikes under or short of (a target).

  • ballistic wind

    a single wind vector that would have the same net effect on the trajectory of a projectile as the varying winds encountered in flight.

  • bomb

    A bomb is a device which explodes and damages or destroys a large area.
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