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Projectile vs Ranged - What's the difference?

projectile | ranged |

As adjectives the difference between projectile and ranged

is that projectile is projecting or impelling forward while ranged is (of a projectile|or projectile system) whose range can be adjusted.

As a noun projectile

is an object intended to be or having been fired from a weapon.

As a verb ranged is

(range).

projectile

English

Noun

(wikipedia projectile) (en noun)
  • an object intended to be or having been fired from a weapon.
  • (physics) any object propelled through space by the application of a force.

    • See also

    * missile * rocket

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Projecting or impelling forward.
    • a projectile''' force; a '''projectile weapon
  • Caused or imparted by impulse or projection; impelled forward.
    • projectile motion
    (Arbuthnot)

    ranged

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (range)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (of a projectile, or projectile system) whose range can be adjusted

    • Derived terms

    * ranged weapon

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