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launchee

launchee noun: that which is launched.

Noun

launchee (plural launchees)

  1. That which is launched.
    • This actually occurs in perception of non-colliding Michotte displays: Even though there is a gap between the launcher stopping and the launchee starting, the launchee's motion appears to have been caused, at a distance, by the approach of the launcher […]2015, H. Clark Barrett, The Shape of Thought: How Mental Adaptations Evolve, page 110

Forms of launchee

plurallaunchees

Origin of launchee

From launch + -ee.

Questions about launchee

What does launchee mean?
Launchee means that which is launched.
What part of speech is launchee?
Launchee is a noun.
What is the plural of launchee?
The plural of launchee is launchees.

Words near launchee in the dictionary

  1. launchability
  2. launchable
  3. launched
  4. launched into
  5. launched lunch
  6. launchee
  7. launchees
  8. launcher
  9. launchers
  10. launches
  11. launches into

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