pellet
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pellet
- /ˈpɛl.ɪt/ Canada, UK, US
- /ˈpel.ɪt/ Australia
Rhymes with -ɛlɪt
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English pelote, pelet, from Old French pelote (“small ball”), from Vulgar Latin *pilotta, diminutive of Latin pila (“ball”). Doublet of pelota.
noun pellets
- A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter. a pellet of wood, paper, or ore
- A lead projectile used as ammunition in rifled air guns.
- Compressed byproduct of digestion regurgitated by owls and many other birds of prey, which serves as a waste disposal mechanism for indigestible parts of food, such as fur and bones.
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A roundel sable (black circular spot).
Similar: ogress
- One of the short conductive tubes in a Pelletron particle accelerator.
verb pellets · pelleting · pelleted
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To form into pellets.
Similar: pelletize
- To strike with pellets.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: shot, granular, granule, granulated, scoop, sediment, ball, cap, bullet, billy, breath, brisket, lump, wad, loaf, crumb
Translations
Every language
noun A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter
| Español | bolita, pellet (pélet) |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | ढेला ḍhelā |
| Português | sedimento |
| Français | granule |
| Русский | ока́тыш okátyš |
noun A lead projectile used as ammunition in rifled air guns
| Español | balín, perdigón |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 총탄 chongtan |
| हिन्दी | ढेला ḍhelā |
| Português | pelota de chumbo, chumbinho |
| Français | plomb |
noun Compressed byproduct of digestion regurgitated by owls
| Español | egagrópila |
|---|---|
| Português | plumada, egagrópila |
| Français | pelote |
| Deutsch | Gewölle |
| Русский | пога́дка pogádka |
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title = {pellet},
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