| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
|---|
| gun that propels a projectile by compressed air |
air gun
,
airgun
,
air rifle
|
| projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow |
arrow
|
| solid projectile that is shot by a musket |
ball
,
musket ball
|
| physical pendulum consisting of a large mass suspended from a rod; its displacement is used to measure the velocity of a projectile |
ballistic pendulum
|
| cartridge with no projectile |
blank
|
| projectile that is fired from a gun |
bullet
,
slug
|
| shell, diameter of large projectile |
caliber
|
| projectile, diameter of large |
caliber
|
| solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon |
cannonball
,
cannon ball
,
round shot
|
| container or casing containing a firearm charge, projectile, or other material |
cartridge
|
| lizard of Africa and Madagascar able to change skin color and having a projectile tongue |
chamaeleon
,
chameleon
|
| Paleo-American culture of Central America and North America; distinguished chiefly by sharp fluted projectile points made of obsidian or chalcedony |
Clovis culture
|
| (physics) a force due to the earth's rotation; acts on a body in motion (airplane or projectile) in a rotating reference frame; in a rotating frame of reference Newton's second law of motion can be made to apply if in addition to the real forces acting on |
Coriolis force
|
| path of a rocket or projectile or aircraft through the air |
flight path
|
| Paleo-American culture of Central America and North America; distinguished chiefly by a thin finely made flint projectile point having the shape of a leaf |
Folsom culture
|
| (military) bomb consisting of an explosive projectile filled with a toxic gas that is released when the bomb explodes |
gas shell
|
| target of a projectile (as a bomb or missile) |
ground zero
|
| velocity of a projectile as it leaves the muzzle of a gun |
muzzle velocity
|
| capsule filed with water-soluble dye used as a projectile in playing the game of paintball |
paintball
|
| depth to which something penetrates (especially the depth reached by a projectile that hits a target) |
penetration
|
