pellet (ˈpɛlɪt
)
Definitions
noun
- a small round ball, esp of compressed matter ⇒
a wax pellet
- an imitation bullet used in toy guns
- a piece of small shot
- a stone ball formerly used as a catapult or cannon missile
- Also called
cast casting ornithology a mass of undigested food, including bones, fur, feathers, etc, that is regurgitated by certain birds, esp birds of prey - a small pill
- a raised area on coins and carved or moulded ornaments
verb (tr)
- to strike with pellets
- to make or form into pellets
Word Origin
C14: from Old French pelote, from Vulgar Latin pilota (unattested), from Latin pila ballTranslations
- British English:
pellet
A pellet is a small ball of paper, mud, lead, or other material.The bird could collect food pellets from a feeder.ˈpɛlɪt NOUN The bird could collect food pellets from a feeder.
- Spanish:
perdigón
nm
- French:
grain
nm
- German: Kügelchen nnt Kügelchen
- Chinese: 小球 n
- Arabic: كُرَةٌ صَغِيرَةٌ n
- Portuguese: pelota nf
- Russian: катышек nm
- Croatian: kuglica nf
- Czech: kulička nf
- Danish: kugle nutr
- Dutch: balletje nnt
- Finnish: pelletti n
- Greek: βώλος nm
- Italian: pellet nm
- Japanese: 小球 n
- Korean: 작은 공 n
- Norwegian: liten kule nm
- Polish: kulka nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: pelota nf
- European Spanish:
perdigón
nm
- Swedish: liten kula nutr
- Thai: ก้อนกลมเล็กๆ n
- Turkish: metal çekirdek n
- Vietnamese: viên n
Usage examples
"Frau Muller spoke slowly as if each word was a pellet to be clawed from her innards.
, Dreams of Innocence (1994)They say that she had injured herself with a pellet from an unlicensed pistol and later placed it in the hands of her dead victims.
India Today (1999)Detectives have also seized what they believe is a replica pellet gun.
Toronto Sun (2003)Last night he faced an op to remove a pellet from near the base of his skull.
Sun, News of the World (2001)The most convenient form in which to send it, she recommended, was `a rather concentrated solution or an ultracentrifuge pellet '.
, ROSALIND FRANKLIN (2002)