Definition of Projectiles. Meaning of Projectiles. Synonyms of Projectiles

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Definition of Projectiles

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 Projectiles from wikipedia

- projectile. Kinetic weapons are the oldest and most common ranged weapons used in human history, with the projectiles varying from blunt projectiles such...
- used for an artillery or mortar projectile in some European languages. S**** are usually large-caliber projectiles fired by artillery, armoured fighting...
- 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...
- War 2 used rocket-****isted projectiles in the later stages of the war, although it also used conventional artillery projectiles. The North Korean M-1978...
- 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...
- follows testing of (and is based on aspects of) boosted M795-series test projectiles. The M1128 is not yet in production, but the first successful test firings...
- Koksan, with a range of 60 km using rocket-****isted projectiles. (And see Trajectory of a projectile.) Such cannons are distinguished from rockets, or ballistic...
- effects of projectiles, especially bullets, unguided bombs, rockets, or the like; the science or art of designing and accelerating projectiles so as to...
- to launch high-velocity projectiles. The projectile normally does not contain explosives, instead relying on the projectile's high kinetic energy to inflict...
- earliest known ballistic projectiles were stones and spears, and the throwing stick. The oldest evidence of stone-tipped projectiles, which may or may not...