What does "projectile" mean?

Projectile: Caused or imparted by impulse or projection; impelled forward; as, projectile motion. Arbuthnot.

Additional senses

  1. 2.A body projected, or impelled forward, by force; especially, a missile adapted to be shot from a firearm.
  2. 3.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.

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