| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | pro·jec·tile |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  pr -j k tl, -t l |
| NOUN: | 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. | | ADJECTIVE: | 1. Capable of being impelled or hurled forward. 2. Driving forward; impelling: a projectile force. 3. Zoology Capable of being thrust outward; protrusile. | | ETYMOLOGY: | New Latin proiectile, neuter of pr iectilis, that can be thrown, from Latin priectus, past participle of pricere, to throw out. See project.
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