2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: ballistics n 1: the trajectory of an object in free flight [syn: {ballistic trajectory}] 2: the science of flight dynamics
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