"to fission (fissile being an adjectival form), from Latin 'to split'."
Does this mean "Missile" means "to miss"? 'Cause boy have we been using those things wrong :-)
"to fission (fissile being an adjectival form), from Latin 'to split'."
Does this mean "Missile" means "to miss"? 'Cause boy have we been using those things wrong :-)
No, 'missile' means 'something that is sent' or 'suitable for throwing'
The missile needs to know how to miss, because it knows where it is from knowing where it isn’t.
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