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1. (n.) projectile
an object fired from a gun with an explosive propelling charge, as a bullet, shell, or grenade.
2. projectile
a body projected or impelled forward, as through the air.
3. (adj.) projectile
impelling or driving forward, as a force.
4. projectile
caused by impulse, as motion.
5. projectile
capable of being thrust or flung forward, as a missile or the tongue of a frog.
Etymology: (1655–65; < NL, neut. of prōjectilis (adj.) projecting. See project , -tile)
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| Definition of 'Projectile' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) projectile, missile
a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
2. (adj) rocket, projectile
any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
3. (adj) projectile
impelling or impelled forward
"a projectile force"; "a projectile missile"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Projectile
projecting or impelling forward; as, a projectile force
2. (adj) Projectile
caused or imparted by impulse or projection; impelled forward; as, projectile motion
3. (noun) Projectile
a body projected, or impelled forward, by force; especially, a missile adapted to be shot from a firearm
4. (noun) Projectile
a part of mechanics which treats of the motion, range, time of flight, etc., of bodies thrown or driven through the air by an impelling force
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Sense: something that is thrown, usually as a weapon.
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 Afrikaans: projektiel |
 Arabic: قَذيفَه |
 Bulgarian: метално оръжие |
 Brazilian: projétil |
 Czech: střela |
 German: das Geschoß |
 Danish: projektil |
 Greek: βλήμα |
 Spanish: proyectil |
 Estonian: viskekeha, mürsk |
 Farsi: موشک |
 Finnish: ammus |
 French: projectile |
 Hebrew: לְהַשלִיך |
 Hindi: अस्त्र |
 Hungarian: lövedék |
 Indonesian: proyektil |
 Icelandic: skeyti, skot |
 Italian: proiettile |
 Japanese: 発射体 |
 Korean: 발사체 |
 Lithuanian: sviedinys,šovinys, raketa |
 Latvian: lādiņš; šāviņš; raķete |
 Malay: pelancar |
 Dutch: projectiel |
 Norwegian: prosjektil |
 Polish: pocisk |
 Persian: موشک |
 Pashto: يو ډول اسلحه |
 Portuguese: projéctil |
 Romanian: proiectil |
 Russian: снаряд |
 Slovak: strela |
 Slovenian: izstrelek |
 Serbian: projektil |
 Swedish: projektil |
 Thai: จรวด |
 Turkish: mermi, patlayıcı maddeler |
 Taiwanese: 射彈 |
 Ukrainian: реактивний снаряд; куля |
 Urdu: ميزائل |
 Vietnamese: vật có thể bắn ra |
 Chinese: 射弹 |
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