Hypertext Webster Gateway: "projectile"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Projectile \Pro*ject"ile\, a. [Cf. F. projectile.]
1. Projecting or impelling forward; as, a projectile force.
2. Caused or imparted by impulse or projection; impelled
forward; as, projectile motion. --Arbuthnot.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Projectile \Pro*ject"ile\, n. [Cf. F. projectile.]
1. A body projected, or impelled forward, by force;
especially, a missile adapted to be shot from a firearm.
2. pl. (Mech.) A part of mechanics which treats of the
motion, range, time of flight, etc., of bodies thrown or
driven through the air by an impelling force.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
projectile
adj : impelling or impelled forward; "a projectile force"; "a
projectile missile"
n : a weapon that is thrown or projected [syn: {missile}]
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