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ballistics

/bəˈlɪst.ɪks/

Meanings
noun
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.

Examples :

"The police used ballistics to determine that the bullet found at the crime scene matched the gun recovered from the suspect. "
physics technology military weapon science

Related Words

Illustration momentum

momentum noun

/ˌmoʊˈmɛntəm/

Of a body in motion: the tendency of a body to maintain its inertial motion; the product of its mass and velocity.

"The bike's momentum carried him down the hill, making it hard to stop. "

Illustration destination

destination noun

/dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/

The act of destining or appointing.

"The teacher's destination for the class was to master fractions by the end of the term. "

Illustration recovered

recovered verb

/ɹɪˈkʌvəd/ /ɹɪˈkʌvɚd/

To get back, to regain (a physical thing; in astronomy and navigation, sight of a thing or a signal).

"After days of inquiries, he finally recovered his lost wallet."

Illustration determine

determine verb

/dɪˈtɜːmɪn/ /dɪˈtɝmɪn/

To set the boundaries or limits of.

"The teacher determined the rules for the classroom project, setting clear limits on the length of presentations. "

Illustration predominantly

predominantly adverb

/prɪˈdɒmɪnəntli/ /prɪˈdɑːmɪnəntli/

In a predominant manner. Most commonly or frequently by a large margin.

"The membership is predominantly elderly, 90% are over age 60."

Illustration atmospheric

atmospheric adjective

/ˌætməsˈfɛrɪk/ /ˌætməˈsfɪrɪk/

Of, relating to, produced by, or coming from the atmosphere.

"The atmospheric pressure in the classroom was tense after the surprise announcement. "

Illustration missiles

missiles noun

/ˈmɪsaɪlz/ /ˈmɪsəl̩z/

Any object used as a weapon by being thrown or fired through the air, such as stone, arrow or bullet.

"The Rhodians, who used leaden bullets, were able to project their missiles twice as far as the Persian slingers, who used large stones."

Illustration effects

effects noun

/ɪˈfɛkts/

The result or outcome of a cause.

"The effect of the hurricane was a devastated landscape."

Illustration science

science noun

/ˈsaɪəns/

A particular discipline or branch of learning, especially one dealing with measurable or systematic principles rather than intuition or natural ability.

"Of course in my opinion Social Studies is more of a science than an art."

Illustration objects

objects noun

/ˈɒbdʒɛkts/ /əbˈdʒɛkts/

A thing that has physical existence.

"The children collected colorful objects from the beach, like seashells and smooth stones. "

Illustration gravity

gravity noun

/ˈɡɹævɪti/

The state or condition of having weight; weight; heaviness.

"The gravity of the situation made everyone in the classroom quiet. "

Illustration behaviour

behaviour noun

/bɪˈheɪvjə/ /bɪˈheɪvjɚ/

The way a living creature behaves or acts.

"The teacher praised Sarah's good behaviour in class. "