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projectile

[pruh-jek-til, -tahyl]

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noun

an object fired from a gun with an explosive propelling charge, such as a bullet, shell, rocket, or grenade.

a body projected or impelled forward, as through the air.

adjective

impelling or driving forward, as a force.

caused by impulse, as motion.

capable of being impelled forward, as a missile.

Zoology. protrusile, as the jaws of a fish.

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Origin:
1655–65; < Neo-Latin, neuter of prōjectilis (adj.) projecting. See project, -ile

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The projectile broke several electric lamps and fell to the floor with a great noise.

The projectile is not likely to kill affirmative action outright but rather significantly change its nature.

The intention was to get close, fire a projectile into the surface and grab some of the ensuing dust.

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The projectile broke several electric lamps and fell to the floor with a great noise.

The projectile is not likely to kill affirmative action outright but rather significantly change its nature.

The intention was to get close, fire a projectile into the surface and grab some of the ensuing dust.

Scientists can then predict when an impact event occurred and the size of the projectile.

Initial examinations found cut marks on the bones, and a projectile point made of bone was embedded in one of the mastodon's ribs.

We have these projectile cannons that shoot small balls.

Finally, a tiny drill will emerge from the side of the projectile to sample the soil, heat it and look for water vapor.

Such information could prove invaluable if it became necessary to nudge the projectile from its path.

But scientists don't know what will happen when the projectile hits the comet, because no one knows how hard its outer layers are.

Clovis culture is defined both by its time span and its distinctive projectile points.

Well, suppose this is real physics and real projectile motion.

The earth itself re-formed as a combination of the old planet and the bulk of the projectile.

The velocity alone can make a loose bolt the equivalent of a rail gun projectile.

First, it shows that the horizontal and vertical motion in projectile motion are independent.

When the projectile exits slam the door shut and redirect the radioactive steam back underground.

There are some more details about projectile motion for an object of finite size that has to hit a target.

Of course there are cases where projectile points have been found embedded in mammoth bones.

It is supposed to show that the vertical and horizontal components of an object in projectile motion are independent.

When the projectile exits slam the door shut and redirect the radioactive steam into the water.

Very small variations in the charge configuration often cause radical changes in the projectile form.

Here is a short tutorial on projectile motion calculations with a spreadsheet.

But this time a metallic projectile came out, he said.

The one sure thing that makes me gag is being around someone with projectile vomiting.

Two men walking a dog found the rusting foot-long projectile sticking out of the.

The question of what goes into the projectile is the only interesting one.

Hunter says he has conducted in conjunction with high velocity projectile studies.

The projectile burst from the round takes care of the rest.

Williams as she attempts to fly up with projectile force.

The insert is less than half the weight of the projectile being fired.

Rather than merely drinking her victims' blood, this vampire has a tendency to rip out their hearts with her projectile tongue.

Each round is filled with a soft projectile that resembles a koosh ball.

Muster fell to the ground quickly, as if he had been hit by a projectile.

Below is a time lapse picture of it hurling a lighted projectile from one end of a parking lot near my home to the other.

It contains a projectile with a high-explosive charge surrounded by a steel case.

But don't leave the stopper in once you light your fire or it'll turn into a projectile.

Cook refined the shape of both the projectile and the blast it made on impact, enabling it to pierce the armor.

He added that the authorities obtained the projectile only because he preserved it in a vial and turned it over.

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World English Dictionary

projectile (prəˈdʒɛktaɪl)

—n
1.	an object or body thrown forwards
2.	any self-propelling missile, esp one powered by a rocket or the rocket itself
3.	any object that can be fired from a gun, such as a bullet or shell

—*adj*
4.	capable of being or designed to be hurled forwards
5.	projecting or thrusting forwards
6.	zoology another word for protrusile

[C17: from New Latin prōjectilis jutting forwards]

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Word Origin & History

projectile

1665, from Mod.L. projectilis, from L. projectus, pp. of proicere (see project).

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