Definitions for Ballistics
bəˈlɪs tɪksbal·lis·tics

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ballistics, ballistic trajectorynoun

   the trajectory of an object in free flight

2. ballisticsnoun

   the science of flight dynamics

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ballisticsnoun

   The science of objects that predominately 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.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ballistics

   Ballistics is the field of mechanics concerned with the launching, flight behaviour and impact effects of projectiles, especially ranged weapon munitions such as bullets, unguided bombs, rockets or the like; the science or art of designing and accelerating projectiles so as to achieve a desired performance. A ballistic body is a free-moving body with momentum which can be subject to forces such as the forces exerted by pressurized gases from a gun barrel or a propelling nozzle, normal force by rifling, and gravity and air drag during flight. A ballistic missile is a missile that is guided only during the relatively brief initial phase of powered flight and the trajectory is subsequently governed by the laws of classical mechanics; in contrast to (for example) a cruise missile which is aerodynamically guided in powered flight like a fixed-wing aircraft.

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1. ballistics

   Ballistics is a field of mechanics that studies the launching, motion, behavior, and effects of projectiles, particularly bullets, unguided bombs, rockets, or the like. It also refers to the science or art of designing and accelerating projectiles so as to achieve a desired performance. It is often divided into several categories such as internal, transitional, external, and terminal ballistics.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Ballisticsnoun

   the science or art of hurling missile weapons by the use of an engine

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ballistics

   Ballistics is the science of mechanics that deals with the flight, behavior, and effects of projectiles, especially bullets, gravity bombs, rockets, or the like; the science or art of designing and accelerating projectiles so as to achieve a desired performance. A ballistic body is a body which is free to move, behave, and be modified in appearance, contour, or texture by ambient conditions, substances, or forces, as by the pressure of gases in a gun or propulsive nozzle, by rifling in a barrel, by gravity, by temperature, or by air particles. A ballistic missile is a missile only guided during the relatively brief initial powered phase of flight, whose trajectory is subsequently governed by the laws of classical mechanics. Modern inter-continental ballistic missiles, contain a maneuverable orbiting bus that positions and releases ballistic warheads in space using celestial navigation.

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ballistics

   The science or art that deals with the motion, behavior, appearance, or modification of missiles or other vehicles acted upon by propellants, wind, gravity, temperature, or any other modifying substance, condition, or force.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ballistics

   Is that branch of gunnery which treats of the motion of projectiles.

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1. • Dynamics

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Ballistics in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Ballistics in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Ballistics in a Sentence

1. Steve Romines:

   The ballistics subsequently came back from the Kentucky state police and determined that the shot that they claimed hit Officer Mattingly, they could not determine it was fired from( Walker's) gun.

2. Evan Nappen:

   I called the prosecutor to see what we could do on this, and the prosecutor told me that they were waiting for ballistics, and I ’m thinking, ‘ What ? Ballistics on a flintlock ?'.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Ballistics
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ballistics
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistics
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Ballistics
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Ballistics
7. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html