pellet
IPA: pˈɛɫʌt
noun
- A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter.
- 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.
- (heraldry) A roundel sable (black circular spot).
- One of the short conductive tubes in a Pelletron particle accelerator.
verb
- To form into pellets.
- To strike with pellets.
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Examples of "pellet" in Sentences
- The pellets then drop into the kiln.
- The impact then detonates the explosive pellet.
- The pocket shape defined the final pellet shape.
- The iron oxide imparts special properties to the pellets.
- A fusable pellet is provided in the lower end of the casing.
- The pellets soften and expand as the blowing agent volatalizes.
- The pellets had since been stored in the vault of the facility.
- The grade of pellet fuel affects the performance and ash output.
- The container restrains the pellet from moving during combustion.
- It ejects pellets of the indigestible parts, in the manner of an owl.
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