ballistic identification

/bəˌlɪstɪk aɪˈdɛntəfəˌkeɪʃən/
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Definitions of ballistic identification
  1. noun
    identification of the gun that fired a bullet from an analysis of the unique marks that every gun makes on the bullet it fires and on the shell ejected from it
    synonyms: ballistic fingerprinting, bullet fingerprinting
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    type of:
    identification
    evidence of identity; something that identifies a person or thing
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