[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

ballistics \ballis"tics\, n. cf. f. balistique. see
   ballista.
   the science or art of hurling missile weapons by the use of
   an engine. --whewell.
   1913 webster

   2. the science treating the motion of projectiles in flight,
      especially when they are in free fall within the earth's
      gravitational field.
      pjc

   3. the study of the characteristics of a cartridge fired from
      a firearm, and of the processes occurring during the
      discharge of a firearm.
      pjc

   4. the division within a police department which studies the
      characteristics of cartridges fired from a firearm; the
      ballistics department. the characteristics of the weapons
      and bullets fired may be used as evidence in criminal
      investigations.
      pjc
see also:
ballista 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

ballistics
     n 1: the trajectory of an object in free flight syn: ballistic
          trajectory
     2: the science of flight dynamics
see also:
ballistic trajectory 

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