Projectile vs Windage - What's the difference?
projectile | windage |
an object intended to be or having been fired from a weapon.
(physics) any object propelled through space by the application of a force.
Projecting or impelling forward.
Caused or imparted by impulse or projection; impelled forward.
(automotive) Drag on the crankshaft caused by oil splashing out of the sump when rotating at high speeds.
(ballistics) The difference in diameter between the bore of a firearm and the shot
(ballistics) Horizontal adjustment of the sight of a firearm
(medicine, dated) A contusion caused by a projectile that does not enter the skin, due to either compressed air or a glancing blow
(chiefly, nautical) Exposure to the wind
As nouns the difference between projectile and windage
is that projectile is an object intended to be or having been fired from a weapon while windage is drag on the crankshaft caused by oil splashing out of the sump when rotating at high speeds.As an adjective projectile
is projecting or impelling forward.projectile
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(wikipedia projectile) (en noun)See also
* missile * rocketAdjective
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