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pellet

  (pĕl'ĭt) pronunciation
n.
  1. A small, solid or densely packed ball or mass, as of food, wax, or medicine.
    1. A bullet or piece of small shot.
    2. A stone ball, used as a catapult missile or a primitive cannonball.
tr.v., -let·ed, -let·ing, -lets.
  1. To make or form into pellets.
  2. To strike with pellets.

[Middle English pelet, from Old French pelote, from Vulgar Latin *pilotta, diminutive of Latin pila, ball.]


 
 

n

A small, rounded mass of material.

 

n. a piece of small shot or other lightweight bullet.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

 
Architecture: pellet


1. Any small, round, decorative projection; usually one of many.
2. A circular wood plug which covers a countersunk screw.


 

A small pill or granule.

  • p. feeding — see pelleted feed.


 
Wikipedia: pellet (disambiguation)

Pellet is a generic term used for a small particle or grain, typically one created by compressing an original material. The generic term is used in a variety of specific contexts.

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Translations: Translations for: Pellet

Dansk (Danish)
n. - kugle, hagl, rund knop, pille
v. tr. - skyde med hagl

Nederlands (Dutch)
prop, kogeltje, pilletje, hagelkorrel, keuteltje, braakbal, bekogelen/ -schieten met proppen etc., tot propjes/ balletjes maken

Français (French)
n. - (Zool) boulette de résidus regorgés, (Pharm) cachet, (Chim) gélule, (Agric) granulé
v. tr. - faire une boulette

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kügelchen, Schrot, Pille
v. - zu Kügelchen formen, mit (Papier)kügelchen beschießen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σβόλος, βόλος, μπαλίτσα, σφαιρίδιο, σκάγι, σφαίρα, (ιατρ.) δισκίο, χάπι
v. - κάνω/πλάθω μπαλάκια, πυροβολώ με σκάγια

Italiano (Italian)
pallina, pallino, pillola, grumo, pastiglia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pílula (f), bolinha (f), chumbinho (m)
v. - fazer pelotas, jogar bolinhas

Русский (Russian)
гранула, пилюля, окатыш

Español (Spanish)
n. - bolita, píldora, perdigón, bola
v. tr. - hacer bolitas con, tirar bolitas a

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - liten cylindrisk kula, piller, (bly)hagel, spyboll, (har-)exkrement, pellet (djurfoder)
v. - forma pellets

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
圆球, 小药丸, 小子弹, 将...制成丸状, 用小球扔, 用子弹打

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 圓球, 小藥丸, 小子彈
v. tr. - 將...製成丸狀, 用小球扔, 用子彈打

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 작은 탄알, 화폐면의 원형의 부조
v. tr. - 작은 알(공)로 때리다., 작은 알로 만들다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 小球, 小弾丸, 丸薬, ペレット

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) كريه : من خبز أو ورق أو لحم مهرم, رصاصه صغيرة, حبه كرويه من الدواء (فعل) يكور, يجعله على شكل كرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כדור (מנייר, מלחם וכו'), כדורית, כופתה, גלולה, קליע, כדור-סרק, קיא של ציפור-טרף‬
v. tr. - ‮כדור, כדורית, כופתה, גלולה, קליע, כידר לכדור או לכופתה, זרק כדור‬


 
 

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