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The correct spelling is pellet.
How to pronounce pellet
/ˈpɛlɪt/
nounIPA: /ˈpɛlɪt/
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The correct spelling is pellet. A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter. For example: "a pellet of wood, paper, or ore"
Usage Examples
“a pellet of wood, paper, or ore”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter.
- 2.A lead projectile used as ammunition in rifled air guns.
- 3.Compressed byproduct of digestion regurgitated by owls. Serves as a waste disposal mechanism for indigestible parts of food, such as fur and bones.
- 4.A roundel sable (black circular spot; also called ogress).
- 5.One of the short conductive tubes in a Pelletron particle accelerator.
verb
- 1.To form into pellets.
- 2.To strike with pellets.
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