Projectile
[prə(ʊ)'dʒektaɪl;-tɪl] or [prə'dʒɛktl]
Definition
(noun.) a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled.
(adj.) impelling or impelled forward; 'a projectile force'; 'a projectile missile' .
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Definition
(a.) Projecting or impelling forward; as, a projectile force.
(a.) Caused or imparted by impulse or projection; impelled forward; as, projectile motion.
(n.) A body projected, or impelled forward, by force; especially, a missile adapted to be shot from a firearm.
(n.) 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.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Missile.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Missile
ANT:Weapon, sidearms, handarms
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Unserious Contents or Definition
n. The final arbiter in international disputes. Formerly these disputes were settled by physical contact of the disputants with such simple arguments as the rudimentary logic of the times could supply—the sword the spear and so forth. With the growth of prudence in military affairs the projectile came more and more into favor and is now held in high esteem by the most courageous. Its capital defect is that it requires personal attendance at the point of propulsion.
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Examples
- Travel of projectile in bore, 62. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It treats of cohesion and resistance to fracture (strength of materials), and uniform, accelerated, and projectile motion (dynamics). Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Travel of projectile in bore, 74. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The he seemed to sweep out of life, to be a projectile into the beyond. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- I could not conscientiously open a knee like that before the projectile was encysted. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Travel of projectile in bore, 165. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It was only after repeated experiments that it was learned that the shorter guns carried the projectile the greatest distance. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Six months for the projectile to encyst before the knee can be opened safely. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- They seemed to have had some sort of noisy projectile of unusual strength and force, something different from an ordinary arrow. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Weight of projectile, 33 pounds. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The regulation and control of the action of gunpowder in such a manner as to exert less strain upon the gun, and to impart more energy to the projectile. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Travel of projectile in bore, 432. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Weight of projectile, 15 pounds. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Weight of projectile, 13 pounds. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Travel of projectile in bore, 27. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Nearly 5,000 patents have been granted in the United States for firearms, and about 2,400 for projectiles. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- An important result of these changes is the use of elongated instead of round balls, this permitting of the employment of much heavier projectiles for the same width of bore. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- As each of these projectiles weighed 1,400 pounds any battleship receiving such a broadside would probably have gone promptly to the bottom. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- As a rule, however, non-exploding projectiles are used at night. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- The strife still continues between impenetrable armour plate and irresistible projectiles. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The object of the gun is to combine in one piece the destructive effect of a great many, and to throw a continuous hail of projectiles. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The _Hotchkiss_ revolving cannon is another celebrated American production named from its inventor, and constructed to throw heavier projectiles than the Gatling. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The construction of metals, both for cannon to resist most intense explosives and for plates to resist the penetration of the best projectiles, have received great attention. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Irresistible Projectiles and Impenetrable Armour Plate. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- About the same time Comminges of France invented mortars which threw projectiles weighing 550 pounds. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The Dutch also invented the howitzer, a short gun in which the projectiles could be introduced by hand. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- As to the Chinese is given the credit for the invention of gunpowder, so they must also be regarded as the first to throw projectiles by its means. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- In the metal working art the making of firearms and projectiles has grown to wonderful proportions. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Made-up ammunition, with brass cartridge cases, and cast-iron and forged steel shells and armor-piercing projectiles. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- They have had me down in the pits below the buildings helping them mix their awful radium powder, and make their terrible projectiles. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
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