PROJECTILE

a. n.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

Projecting or impelling forward; as, a projectile force.

2.
a.

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

3.
n.

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

4.
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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