'Ballistics' definitions:
Definition of 'ballistics'
(from WordNet)
noun
The trajectory of an object in free flight [syn: ballistics, ballistic trajectory]
noun
The science of flight dynamics
Definition of 'Ballistics'
From: GCIDE
- Ballistics \Bal*lis"tics\, n. [Cf. F. balistique. See Ballista.] The science or art of hurling missile weapons by the use of an engine. --Whewell. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The science treating the motion of projectiles in flight, especially when they are in free fall within the earth's gravitational field. [PJC]
- 3. The study of the characteristics of a cartridge fired from a firearm, and of the processes occurring during the discharge of a firearm. [PJC]
- 4. The division within a police department which studies the characteristics of cartridges fired from a firearm; the ballistics department. The characteristics of the weapons and bullets fired may be used as evidence in criminal investigations. [PJC]
Words containing 'Ballistics'
- Ballister,
- Ballistic,
- Ballistic pendulum,
- ballistic capsule,
- ballistic fingerprinting,
- ballistic galvanometer,
- ballistic identification,
- ballistic missile,
- ballistic trajectory,
- go ballistic,
- Electro-ballistic,
- Electro-ballistics,
- intercontinental ballistic missile,
- ballistic missile defense organization,
- fleet ballistic missile submarine,
- intermediate range ballistic missile