projectile

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Pronunciation

/pɹə(ʊ)ˈd͡ʒɛktʌɪl/ (UK)

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/pɹə(ʊ)ˈd͡ʒɛktʌɪl/ (UK) · /pɹə(ʊ)ˈd͡ʒɛktɪl/ (UK) · /pɹəˈd͡ʒɛk.taɪl/ (US) · /pɹəˈd͡ʒɛk.tl̩/ (US)

Definition of projectile

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

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noun

An object intended to be or having been shot from a weapon.
Any object propelled or thrown through space by the application of a force, such as strong wind.

adj

(not-comparable)Projecting or impelling forward.

“a projectile force; a projectile weapon”
(not-comparable)Caused or imparted by impulse or projection; impelled forward.

“A free and strong Projectile Motion of the Blood must occasion a florid Appearance upon the Skin in such Constitutions”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

From Medieval Latin prōiectilis (“projectile”), from Latin prōiectus, perfect passive participle of prōiciō (“throw forth; extend; expel”).

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