ballistics
(noun) the science of flight dynamics
ballistics, ballistic trajectory
(noun) the trajectory of an object in free flight
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ballistics (uncountable)
(physics) 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.
Source: Wiktionary
Bal*lis"tics, n. Etym: [Cf. F. balistique. See Ballista.]
Definition: The science or art of hurling missile weapons by the use of an engine. Whewell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 January 2025
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
