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Definition of pellet - 8 dictionary results
pel⋅let
[pel-it] 
ɪt
–noun
| 1. | a small, rounded or spherical body, as of food or medicine. |
| 2. | a small wad or ball of wax, paper, etc., for throwing, shooting, or the like. |
| 3. | one of a charge of small shot, as for a shotgun. |
| 4. | a bullet. |
| 5. | a ball, usually of stone, formerly used as a missile. |
| 6. | Also called cast. Ornithology. a small, roundish mass of matter regurgitated by certain predatory birds, consisting of the indigestible remains, as the fur, feathers, and bones, of the prey. |
| 7. | (in Romanesque architecture) a hemispherical or disklike carved ornament. |
| 8. | Heraldry. ogress 2 . |
–verb (used with object)
| 9. | to form into pellets; pelletize. |
| 10. | to hit with pellets. |
o⋅gress
2 [oh-gris] –noun Heraldry.
| a roundel sable. |
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| pel·let (pěl'ĭt) n.
[Middle English pelet, from Old French pelote, from Vulgar Latin *pilotta, diminutive of Latin pila, ball.] |
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Pellet
Pel"let\, n. [F. pelote, LL. pelota, pilota, fr. L. pila a ball. Cf. Platoon.]1. A little ball; as, a pellet of wax ? paper. 2. A bullet; a ball for firearms. [Obs.] --Bacon. As swift as a pellet out of a gun. --Chaucer. Pellet molding (Arch.), a narrow band ornamented with smalt, flat disks.Pellet
Pel"let\, v.?. To form into small balls. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Language Translation for : pellet
Spanish:
bolita, perdigón,
German:
das Kügelchen,
Japanese:
小弾丸
pellet
1362, from O.Fr. pelote "small ball" (11c.), from V.L. *pilotta, dim. of L. pila "ball," perhaps originally "ball of hair," from pilus "hair."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: pel·let
Pronunciation: 'pel-&t
Function: noun
: a usually small rounded or spherical body; specifically : a smallcylindrical or ovoid compressed mass (as of a hormone) that is implanted subcutaneously for slow absorption into bodily tissues
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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pellet pel·let (pěl'ĭt)
n.
- A small pill; a pilule.
- A small rod-shaped or ovoid mass, as of compressed steroid hormones, intended for subcutaneous implantation in body tissues to provide timed release over an extended period of time.
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