ballistics en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /bəˈlɪst.ɪks/
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Etymology
From ballista + -ics. By surface analysis, ballistic + -s.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The science of objects that predominantly 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.
Deriveds
aeroballistics · biolistics · internal ballistics · electroballistics · microballistics · astroballistics · external ballistics · transition ballistics · terminal ballistics · bioballistics · ballistic conduction · ballistic fingerprinting
Translations (48)
ko 탄도학 (science of the study of falling objects) · el βλητική (science of the study of falling objects) · hu ballisztika (science of the study of falling objects) · pt balística (science of the study of falling objects) · lt balistika (science of the study of falling objects) · et ballistika (science of the study of falling objects) · sl balistika (science of the study of falling objects) · ky баллистика (science of the study of falling objects) · de Ballistik (science of the study of falling objects) · ga balaistíocht (science of the study of falling objects) · fi ballistiikka (science of the study of falling objects) · it balistica (science of the study of falling objects) · tl balistika (science of the study of falling objects) · ja 弾道学 (science of the study of falling objects) · kk баллистика (science of the study of falling objects) · fa بالستیک (science of the study of falling objects) · io balistiko (science of the study of falling objects) · az ballistika (science of the study of falling objects) · nl ballistiek (science of the study of falling objects) · tr balistik (science of the study of falling objects) · da ballistik (science of the study of falling objects) · hi प्राक्षेपिकी (science of the study of falling objects) · sq balistikë (science of the study of falling objects) · cmn 彈道學 /弹道学 (science of the study of falling objects) · ka ბალისტიკა (science of the study of falling objects) · fr balistique (science of the study of falling objects) · be балі́стыка (science of the study of falling objects) · eo balistiko (science of the study of falling objects) · sh balìstika (science of the study of falling objects) · hy բալիստիկա (science of the study of falling objects) · cs balistika (science of the study of falling objects) · th วิถีศาสตร์ (science of the study of falling objects) · ca balística (science of the study of falling objects) · sh балѝстика (science of the study of falling objects) · lv ballistika (science of the study of falling objects) · bg бали́стика (science of the study of falling objects) · nb ballistikk (science of the study of falling objects) · sk balistika (science of the study of falling objects) · ro balistică (science of the study of falling objects) · ru балли́стика (science of the study of falling objects) · es balística (science of the study of falling objects) · km ខិត្តវិទ្យា (science of the study of falling objects) · sv ballistik (science of the study of falling objects) · pl balistyka (science of the study of falling objects) · hy ձգաբանություն (science of the study of falling objects) · uk балі́стика (science of the study of falling objects) · uz ballistika (science of the study of falling objects) · mk балистика (science of the study of falling objects)