Meaning of Pellet | Babel Free
ˈpɛl.ɪtDefinitions
- 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.
- A roundel sable (black circular spot).
- One of the short conductive tubes in a Pelletron particle accelerator.
Equivalents
Examples
“a pellet of wood, paper, or ore”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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