'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]