Pellet Meaning in English

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التعريف

A small, round or cylindrical piece of something, often made by pressing material together. Pellets can refer to animal food, small projectiles, or medicine tablets.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Common in scientific, technical, and informal contexts. Typical combinations: 'wood pellet', 'air gun pellet', 'fish food pellet', 'medicine pellet'. Not usually used for large objects. Avoid confusing with 'tablet' (medicine) except when the medicine is truly shaped as a pellet.

• Spanish: gránulo - bolita - pastilla (medicina)
• Portuguese (BR): pelota - cápsula - comprimido (medicamento) - granulado
• Portuguese (PT): pelota - cápsula - comprimido (medicamento) - granulado
• Chinese (Simplified): 颗粒 - 小丸
• Chinese (Traditional): 顆粒 - 小丸
• Hindi: छर्रा - छोटी गोली (दवा)
• Arabic: حبيبة - كبسولة (دواء)
• Bengali: ছোট বল - গুলি (বন্দুকের জন্য) - পেলেট (পশুখাদ্য/ঔষধের জন্য)
• Russian: пулька - гранула - таблетка (лекарственная, шарик)
• Japanese: ペレット - 小粒 (しょうりゅう)
• Vietnamese: viên nhỏ - viên nén - viên đạn nhỏ
• Korean: 펠릿 - 작은 알갱이 - 총알 (작은)
• Turkish: pelet - küçük tanecik - küçük mermi
• Urdu: چھوٹا گولا - پیلیٹ (دوائی/خوراک کے لیے) - چھرّہ (بندوق کے لیے)
• Indonesian: viên nén - viên nhỏ - viên đạn nhỏ

جمل نموذجية

The doctor gave me a small pellet to take for my pain.

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We use wood pellets to heat our house in winter.

natural

Check if there are any pellets left in the container.

natural

He loaded his air gun with a pellet.

basic

Can you feed the fish a few more pellets?

natural

The rabbit eats a pellet of food every hour.

basic