different between pellet vs pelmet

English

Etymology

From Old French pelote (“small ball”), from Vulgar Latin *pilotta, diminutive of Latin pila (“ball”). Doublet of pelota.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?l?t/
• Rhymes: -?l?t

Noun

pellet (plural pellets)

1. A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter.

   a pellet of wood, paper, or ore

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. (heraldry) A roundel sable (black circular spot; also called ogress).
5. One of the short conductive tubes in a Pelletron particle accelerator.

Derived terms

Descendants

• ? Catalan: pèl·let

Translations

Verb

pellet (third-person singular simple present pellets, present participle pelleting, simple past and past participle pelleted)

1. To form into pellets.

   Synonym: pelletize

2. To strike with pellets.

Further reading

• pellet at OneLook Dictionary Search

Finnish

Noun

pellet

1. nominative plural of pelle

German

Pronunciation

Verb

pellet

1. second-person plural subjunctive I of pellen

Latin

Verb

pellet

1. third-person singular future active indicative of pell?

Spanish

Noun

pellet m (plural pellets)

1. pellet (projectile)

English

Noun

pelmet (plural pelmets)

1. An interior decorative item that is placed above a window to hide the curtain mechanisms, visually similar to a cornice or valance.

Anagrams

• Temple, temple