English Explanatory Dictionary

ballistics

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The science of objects that predominantly fly under the effects of gravity, momentum and atmospheric drag, and dealing with details of their behaviour at the origin and destination of their flight, as of bullets or missiles or rockets.

Pronunciation

/bəˈlɪst.ɪks/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ballistics.wav

Word forms

ballistics

Etymology

From ballista + -ics. By surface analysis, ballistic + -s.

Derived words

aeroballistics astroballistics ballistic conduction ballistic fingerprinting bioballistics biolistics electroballistics external ballistics internal ballistics microballistics terminal ballistics transition ballistics
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