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projectile

noun
🔊/prəˈdʒektaɪl/
🔊/prəˈdʒektl/
(formal or specialist)
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  1. an object, such as a bullet, that is fired from a gun or other weapon射弹（如子弹、炮弹等）
  2. any object that is thrown as a weapon（作为武器的）发射物；导弹
    3. Word Originmid 17th cent.: modern Latin, from project- ‘thrown forth’, from the verb proicere ‘throw forth’, from pro- ‘forth’ + jacere ‘to throw’.

projectile

adjective
🔊/prəˈdʒektaɪl/
🔊/prəˈdʒektl/
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  1. very fast and with a lot of force迅速有力的；猛烈的
    • projectile motion迅速有力的动作
    • The virus causes projectile (= sudden and violent) vomiting.该病毒可引起突然的剧烈呕吐。🔊🔊
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: modern Latin, from project- ‘thrown forth’, from the verb proicere ‘throw forth’, from pro- ‘forth’ + jacere ‘to throw’.