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
2 July 2025
(noun) getting something back again; “upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
