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ballistics

7 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. ballistics (noun plural but singular or plural in construction)
  2. electron ballistics (noun)
  3. exterior ballistics (noun plural but usually singular in construction)
  4. external ballistics (noun plural but usually singular in construction)
  5. forensic ballistics (noun plural but singular or plural in constructrion)
  6. interior ballistics (noun plural but usually singular in construction)
  7. internal ballistics (noun plural but usually singular in construction)

bal·lis·tics

noun pl but singular or pl in constr \bə-ˈlis-tiks\

Definition of BALLISTICS

1
a : the science of the motion of projectiles in flight b : the flight characteristics of a projectile
2
a : the study of the processes within a firearm as it is fired b : the firing characteristics of a firearm or cartridge

First Known Use of BALLISTICS

circa 1737

Rhymes with BALLISTICS

ekistics, linguistics, logistics, patristics, statistics, stylistics

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