projectile
Syllables: pro·ject·ileUK/pɹə(ʊ)ˈd͡ʒɛktʌɪl//pɹəˈd͡ʒɛk.taɪl/
projectile noun: an object intended to be or having been shot from a weapon.
Noun
projectile (plural projectiles)
- 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.
Adjective
projectile (not comparable)
- Projecting or impelling forward.
- a projectile force; a projectile weapon
- 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 Constitutions1731, John Arbuthnot, An Essay Concerning the Nature of Aliments, and the Choice of Them, According to the Different Constitutions of Human Bodies. […], London: […] J[acob] Tonson […], →OCLC
projectile meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
projectile in Hindi
- projectile, suitable for throwing
- प्रक्षेप्य prakṣepya
projectile in Tamil
- எறிபொருள், எறியம், குண்டு, எறிகணை, உந்துகணை, ஏவுகணை
projectile in Marathi
- प्रक्षेप्य, प्रक्षेपिका
projectile in Urdu
- پروجیکٹائل, پروجکٹائل
More languagesFewer languages
- projectile in Bengali
- নিক্ষিপ্ত বস্তু, ক্ষেপণাস্ত্র
- projectile in Telugu
- ప్రక్షేపకం, ప్రొజెక్టైల్
- projectile in Malayalam
- പ്രക്ഷേപ്യം, മുന്നോട്ടു തള്ളുന്ന, പ്രേരകമായ, മുമ്പോട്ടായുന്ന
- projectile in Kannada
- ಬಂದೂಕಿನಿಂದ ಹಾರಿಸಿದ ಗುಂಡು, ಕ್ಷಿಪಣಿ, ಅಸ್ತ್ರವಾಗಿ ಎಸೆದ ಯಾವುದೇ ವಸ್ತು
- projectile in Punjabi
- ਪ੍ਰੋਜੈਕਟਾਈਲ, ਪ੍ਰੋਜੈਕਟਾਇਲ
- projectile in Gujarati
- પ્રોજેક્ટાઇલ
- projectile in Odia
- ପ୍ରକ୍ଷେପ୍ଯ଼, ପ୍ରୋଜେକ୍ଟାଇଲ
- projectile in Nepali
- प्रक्षेप्य, प्रोजेक्टाइल, प्रक्षेपक
- projectile in Malay
- luncuran, lontaran
- projectile in Indonesian
- proyektil
Examples of projectile in a sentence
- The total impulse from the impact will depend on the kinetic energy of the projectile.
- The catapult made a good launcher for the small projectile.
- The impact velocity of the projectile was obtained with a velocimeter installed between the muzzle and the target.
Forms of projectile
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Origin of projectile
From Medieval Latin prōiectilis (“projectile”), from Latin prōiectus, perfect passive participle of prōiciō (“throw forth; extend; expel”).
Words formed from projectile
Phrases with projectile
Questions about projectile
- What does projectile mean?
- Projectile means an object intended to be or having been shot from a weapon.
- What is projectile in Hindi?
- Projectile in Hindi is प्रक्षेप्य (prakṣepya). See Projectile meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is projectile?
- Projectile can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce projectile?
- Projectile is pronounced /pɹə(ʊ)ˈd͡ʒɛktʌɪl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of projectile?
- The plural of projectile is projectiles.
Words near projectile in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: projectile (page history and authors); प्रक्षेप्य (Hindi) (page history and authors); projectile (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); projectile (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); projectile (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); projectile (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); projectile (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); projectile (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); projectile (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); projectile (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); projectile (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); projectile (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); projectile (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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