projectile

EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

(UK) IPA^(key): /pɹə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛktʌɪl/, /pɹə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛktɪl/
(US) IPA^(key): /pɹəˈdʒɛk.taɪl/, /pɹəˈdʒɛk.tl̩/
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Hyphenation: pro‧ject‧ile

NounEdit

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projectile (plural projectiles)

an object intended to be or having been fired from a weapon.
(physics) any object propelled through space by the application of a force.

TranslationsEdit

object intended to be or having been fired from a weapon

Armenian: արկ (hy) (ark), ռումբ (hy) (ṙumb), գնդակ (hy) (gndak)
Asturian: proyeutil m
Catalan: projectil (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 拋射物 (zh), 抛射物 (zh) (pāoshèwù), 發射體, 发射体 (fāshètǐ)
Czech: střela (cs) f, projektil m
Dutch: projectiel (nl)
Finnish: ammus (fi)
French: projectile (fr) m
Galician: proxectil m
Georgian: ჭურვი (č̣urvi), ტყვია (ṭq̇via)
German: Projektil (de) n, Geschoss (de) n

Greek: βλήμα (el) n (vlíma)
Hebrew: קליע‎ (he) m (kalia)
Indonesian: proyektil (id)
Italian: proiettile (it) m, munizione (it) f
Japanese: 発射体 (はっしゃたい, hasshatai)
Korean: 발사물 (balsamul)
Polish: pocisk (pl)
Portuguese: projéctil (pt) m
Romanian: proiectil (ro) n
Russian: снаря́д (ru) m (snarjád), пу́ля (ru) f (púlja) (bullet), стрела́ (ru) f (strelá) (arrow)
Scottish Gaelic: peilear m, urchair f
Spanish: proyectil (es) m
Swedish: projektil (sv) c

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Translations to be checked

Dutch: projectiel (nl) n

Hungarian: lövedék (hu)

AdjectiveEdit

projectile (not comparable)

Projecting or impelling forward.
a projectile force; a projectile weapon
Caused or imparted by impulse or projection; impelled forward.
projectile motion

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