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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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