projectile
projectile is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Caused or imparted by impulse or projection; impelled forward; as, projectile motion. Arbuthnot.
- 2.A body projected, or impelled forward, by force; especially, a missile adapted to be shot from a firearm.
- 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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is caused or imparted by impulse or projection; impelled forward; as, projectile motion. Arbuthnot called?
- What is a body projected, or impelled forward, by force; especially, a missile adapted to be shot from a firearm called?
- What is 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 called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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