projectile
Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /pɹə(ʊ)ˈd͡ʒɛktʌɪl/, /pɹə(ʊ)ˈd͡ʒɛktɪl/
  • (America) IPA: /pɹəˈd͡ʒɛk.taɪl/, /pɹəˈd͡ʒɛk.tl̩/
Noun

projectile (plural projectiles)

  1. An object intended to be or having been fired from a weapon.
  2. (physics) Any object propelled or thrown through space by the application of a force, such as strong wind.
Translations Adjective

projectile (not comparable)

  1. Projecting or impelling forward.
    a projectile force; a projectile weapon
  2. Caused or imparted by impulse or projection; impelled forward.
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      A free and strong Projectile Motion of the Blood must occasion a florid Appearance upon the Skin in such Constitutions



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