Meaning

2 senses

  1. (not comparable)Projecting or impelling forward.

    a projectile force; a projectile weapon

    impelling or impelled forward

  2. (not comparable)Caused or imparted by impulse or projection; impelled forward.

Examples

3 sentences

  1. The teacher was hit by a projectile.

    deDer Lehrer wurde von einem Geschoss getroffen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. Tom was projectile vomiting all over the kitchen.

    rul · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  3. A pomegranate is a fruit, a grenade is a projectile, and a garnet is a mineral.

    ruГранат - это фрукт, граната - это снаряд, гранат - это минерал. — marafon

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Origin

From Medieval Latin prōiectilis (“projectile”), from Latin prōiectus, perfect passive part

From Medieval Latin prōiectilis (“projectile”), from Latin prōiectus, perfect passive participle of prōiciō (“throw forth; extend; expel”).

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See also

neighbours in the dictionary
prohibitiveC1projectB2projectionB2projectorprokaryoteprolapse
projectile — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto