An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
PROJECTILE
projectile
(adjective) impelling or impelled forward; “a projectile force”; “a projectile missile”
projectile, missile
(noun) a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
rocket, projectile
(noun) any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
projectile (plural projectiles)
an object intended to be or having been fired from a weapon.
(physics) any object propelled through space by the application of a force.
Adjective
projectile (not comparable)
Projecting or impelling forward.
Caused or imparted by impulse or projection; impelled forward.
Source: Wiktionary
Pro*ject"ile, a. Etym: [Cf. F. projectile.]
1. Projecting or impelling forward; as, a projectile force.
2. Caused or imparted by impulse or projection; impelled forward; as, projectile motion. Arbuthnot.
Pro*ject"ile, n. Etym: [Cf. F. projectile.]
1. A body projected, or impelled forward, by force; especially, a missile adapted to be shot from a firearm.
2. pl. (Mech.)
Definition: A part of mechanics which treats of the motion, range, time of flight, etc., of bodies thrown or driven through the air by an impelling force.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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