projicient

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English

Etymology

From Latin prōiciō, from prō- (from, in the place of; for) +‎ iaciō (throw, hurl).

Pronunciation

Noun

projicient (plural projicients)

  1. (obsolete) Someone or something that launches a projectile.
    • 1662: Thomas Salusbury, Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems (Dialogue Two)
      The project separated from the projicient, continueth the motion by vertue impressed on it by the said projicient.

Adjective

projicient (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to projicience.

References

Latin

Verb

prōjicient

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of prōjiciō