pellet

C2 Topic:Materials & Substances

US /ˈpel.ɪt/ UK /ˈpɛl.ɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #27006

Meanings

1

noun
a solid missile discharged from a firearm

The word pellet appears in scientific writing with a precise technical sense.
2

noun
a small sphere

The word pellet appears in scientific writing with a precise technical sense.
3

noun
A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter.

a pellet of wood, paper, or ore

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a solid missile discharged... shot

2 noun · a small sphere spherule

Word family

Forms pellets

Derived forms biopelletimmunopelletmacropelletmicropelletpelletablepelletalpelleterpelletizationpelletlesspelletlikepellistorrepellet

Simplified etymology

Pellet came from Old French pelote, “metal ball,” which derives from a diminutive of Latin pila, “ball.”

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English pelote, pelet, from Old French pelote (“small ball”), from Vulgar Latin *pilotta, diminutive of Latin pila (“ball”). Doublet of pelota.

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Materials & Substances

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