ballistics

/bəˈlɪstɪks/
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Definitions of ballistics
  1. noun
    the science of flight dynamics
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    type of:
    dynamics, kinetics
    the branch of mechanics concerned with the forces that cause motions of bodies
  2. noun
    the trajectory of an object in free flight
    synonyms: ballistic trajectory
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    type of:
    flight, trajectory
    the path followed by an object moving through space
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