What is projectile?

Question

What are the different meanings of projectile?

Please give me all!

^_^

Answer 1

Go to dictionary.com.

it lists them all.

Answer 2

pro·jec·tile:
NOUN:
A fired, thrown, or otherwise propelled object, such as a bullet, having no capacity for self-propulsion.
A self-propelled missile, such as a rocket.
ADJECTIVE:
Capable of being impelled or hurled forward.
Driving forward; impelling: a projectile force.
Zoology Capable of being thrust outward; protrusile.
ETYMOLOGY:
New Latin proiectile, neuter of priectilis, that can be thrown, from Latin priectus, past participle of pricere, to throw out.

A projectile is any object sent through space by the application of a force. In a general sense, even a football or baseball may be considered a projectile, but in practice most projectiles are designed as weapons.

Ballistics analyses the projectile trajectory, the forces acting upon the projectile, and the impact that a projectile has on a target. A guided missile is not called a projectile.

An explosion, whether or not by a weapon, causes the debris to act as multiple high velocity projectiles. An explosive weapon, or device may also be designed to produce many high velocity projectiles by the break-up of its casing, these are correctly termed fragments.

The term projectile also refers to weapons or any other objects thrown, shot or otherwise directed to enemies in video games or computer games.

Answer 3

A projectile is an object upon which the only force acting is gravity. There are a variety of examples of projectiles: an object dropped from rest is a projectile (provided that the influence of air resistance is negligible); an object which is thrown vertically upward is also a projectile (provided that the influence of air resistance is negligible); and an object is which thrown upward at an angle is also a projectile (provided that the influence of air resistance is negligible). A projectile is any object which once projected continues in motion by its own inertia and is influenced only by the downward force of gravity

pro·jec·tile (prə-jĕk'təl, -tīl') pronunciation
n.

1. A fired, thrown, or otherwise propelled object, such as a bullet, having no capacity for self-propulsion.
2. A self-propelled missile, such as a rocket.

adj.

1. Capable of being impelled or hurled forward.
2. Driving forward; impelling: a projectile force.
3. Zoology. Capable of being thrust outward; protrusile.

[New Latin proiectile, neuter of prōiectilis, that can be thrown, from Latin prōiectus, past participle of prōicere, to throw out. See project.]

Answer 4

Click here --->


http://www.answers.com/topic/projectile

Answer 5

http://www.m-w.com/