ballistics
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ballistics
- /bəˈlɪst.ɪks/
Where it comes from
From New Latin ballistica + -s, use as noun of feminine of ballisticus (“ballistic”). Compare later ballistic and French balistique. By surface analysis, ballista + -ics or ballistic + -s.
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.
Translations
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noun science of the study of falling objects
| Español | balística |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 탄도학 tandohak |
| 日本語 | 弾道学 dandōgaku |
| 中文 | 彈道學 /弹道学 dàndàoxué |
| हिन्दी | प्राक्षेपिकी prākṣepikī |
| Português | balística |
| Français | balistique |
| Deutsch | Ballistik |
| Italiano | balistica |
| Ελληνικά | βλητική vlitikí |
| Română | balistică |
| Русский | балли́стика ballístika |
Talk about this word "ballistics." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ballistics. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ballistics. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ballistics "ballistics." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ballistics.Cite this
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title = {ballistics},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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