pellet
noun
1 pellet
A small sphere.
Roget 249:
rotundity;
roundness
etc.
adj.;
cylindricity†;
sphericity,
spheroidity†;
globosity†.
cylinder,
cylindroid†,
cylindrical;
barrel,
drum;
roll,
roller;
rouleau†,
column,
rolling-pin,
rundle.
cone,
conoid†;
pear shape,
egg shape,
bell shape.
sphere,
globe,
ball,
boulder,
bowlder†;
spheroid,
ellipsoid;
oblong spheroid;
oblate spheroid,
prolate spheroid;
drop,
spherule,
globule,
vesicle,
bulb,
bullet,
pellet,
pelote†,
clew,
pill,
marble,
pea,
knob,
pommel,
horn;
knot
(convolution)
248.
curved surface,
hypersphere;
hyperdimensional surface.
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Dutch: propje, balletje
2 pellet
A solid missile discharged from a firearm.
synonym: shot.
Polish: śrut
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