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Projectile
Projectile Pro*ject"ile, a. [Cf. F. projectile.]
1. Projecting or impelling forward; as, a projectile force.
2. Caused or imparted by impulse or projection; impelled
forward; as, projectile motion. --Arbuthnot.
Projectile
Projectile Pro*ject"ile, n. [Cf. F. projectile.]
1. A body projected, or impelled forward, by force;
especially, a missile adapted to be shot from a firearm.
2. 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.
Meaning of Projectile from wikipedia
- A
projectile is an
object that is
propelled by the
application of an
external force and then
moves freely under the
influence of
gravity and air resistance...
- A s****, in a
modern military context, is a
projectile whose payload contains an explosive, incendiary, or
other chemical filling.
Originally it was called...
- The M107 is a 155 mm high
explosive projectile used by many countries. It is a
bursting round with
fragmentation and
blast effects. It used to be the standard...
-
Projectile motion is a form of
motion experienced by an
object or
particle (a
projectile) that is
projected in a
gravitational field, such as from Earth's...
-
configuration of a
linear motor that
accelerate a
ferromagnetic or
conducting projectile to high velocity. In
almost all
coilgun configurations, the
coils and...
- In
archaeological terminology, a
projectile point is an
object that was
hafted to a
weapon that was
capable of
being thrown or projected, such as a javelin...
- The M795 155 mm
projectile is the US Army and US
Marine Corps'
standard 155 mm High
Explosive (HE)
projectile for howitzers. It is a
bursting round with...
- to
launch high-velocity
projectiles. The
projectile normally does not
contain explosives,
instead relying on the
projectile's high
kinetic energy to inflict...
- A rocket-****isted
projectile (RAP) is a cannon, howitzer, mortar, or
recoilless rifle round incorporating a
rocket motor for
independent propulsion. This...
- The
Lightweight Exo-atmospheric
Projectile (LEAP) is a
lightweight miniaturized kinetic kill
vehicle designed to
destroy incoming ballistic missiles both...
