Definitions for PELLET
ˈpɛl ɪtpel·let

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pelletnoun

   a small sphere

2. shot, pelletnoun

   a solid missile discharged from a firearm

   "the shot buzzed past his ear"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pelletnoun

   Usually a small, compressed, symmetrical and hard chunk of matter. Ex: Wood pellet, ore pellet, etc.

2. pelletnoun

   A lead projectile used as ammunition in rifled air guns.

3. pelletnoun

   Compressed byproduct of digestion regurgitated by owls. Serves as a waste disposal mechanism for indigestible parts of food, such as fur and bones.

4. pelletverb

   To form into pellets

5. pelletverb

   To strike with pellets

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PELLETnoun

   Etymology: from pila, Lat. pelote, Fr.

   1. A little ball.

   That which is sold to the merchants, is made into little pellets, and sealed. George Sandys.

   I dressed with little pellets of lint. Richard Wiseman, Surgery.

   2. A bullet; a ball.

   The force of gunpowder hath been ascribed to rarefaction of the earthy substance into flame, and so followeth a dilatation; and therefore, lest two bodies should be in one place, there must needs also follow an expulsion of the pellet or blowing up of the mine: but these are ignorant speculations; for flame, if there were nothing else, will be suffocated with any hard body, such as a pellet is, or the barrel of a gun; so as the hard body would kill the flame. Francis Bacon.

   A cube or pellet of yellow wax as much as half the spirit of wine, burnt only eighty-seven pulses. Francis Bacon.

   How shall they reach us in the air with those pellets they can hardly roll upon the ground. Roger L'Estrange.

   In a shooting trunk, the longer it is to a certain limit, the more forcibly the air passes and drives the pellet. John Ray.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pellet

   A pellet is a small, compact, often rounded object or mass, typically made by compressing or molding a substance. It can be made from various materials and used for various purposes, such as food for pets or livestock, ammo for air guns, or fuel for pellet stoves.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pelletnoun

   a little ball; as, a pellet of wax / paper

2. Pelletnoun

   a bullet; a ball for firearms

3. Pellet

   to form into small balls

4. Etymology: [F. pelote, LL. pelota, pilota, fr. L. pila a ball. Cf. Platoon.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pellet

   pel′et, n. a little ball, as of lint or wax: a small rounded boss: a small pill: a ball of shot.—adj. Pell′eted, consisting of pellets: pelted, as with bullets. [O. Fr. pelote—L. pila, a ball.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pellet

   An old word for shot or bullet.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pellet

   An old word for shot or bullet.

2. pellet

   In English heraldry, a roundle sable.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PELLET

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Pellet is ranked #116829 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Pellet surname appeared 149 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Pellet.
   
   83.2% or 124 total occurrences were White.
   6.7% or 10 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   5.3% or 8 total occurrences were Black.
   3.3% or 5 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Ball
   • Projectile

How to pronounce PELLET?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say PELLET in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of PELLET in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of PELLET in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of PELLET in a Sentence

1. Tallahassee Police Chief Michael DeLeo:

   A weapon is found in the backseat, although the gun looks real, it's actually a pellet gun.

2. Nicole Johnson:

   There is no better prime rib than one cooked over live wood fire, and the pellet grill makes that so simple.

3. Jabal Uffelman:

   Anti-inflammatory meds such as naproxen and mefenamic acid are very helpful, also, if the patient is not planning to get pregnant and has a reliable birth control method, a testosterone pellet is a very useful therapy to improve mood swings and PMS associated with the menstrual cycle.

4. Wendy McNamara:

   I would never have thought in a million years that anybody would have thought that it made sense to use in an active shooter drill where teachers are unaware that they're going to be shot with a pellet gun, that would have never crossed my mind as something we'd need to legislate.

5. Frank Middleton:

   This is unlike anything that I've done in the past, we can do The PCR almost instantaneously, after we have the pellet. About 12 minutes later -- by lab standards, The PCR's almost instantaneous --( we have the results).

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=PELLET
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pellet
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=PELLET
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/PELLET
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=PELLET
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=PELLET
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html