Looking for the meaning of the word PELLET in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of PELLET with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Pellet
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French pelote ‘metal ball’, from a diminutive of Latin pila ‘ball’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpɛlɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a small, rounded, compressed mass of a substance
Short Definition:rounded compressed mass
Examples:- fish food pellets
Word: Pellet
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpɛlɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
form (a substance) into pellets
Short Definition:form into pellets
Examples:- the business made its name pelleting sugar beet seed
- pelleted forms of fertilizer
Definition:
hit with or as if with pellets
Short Definition:hit with pellets
Examples:- the last drops of rain were pelleting the windshield
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