ballistics
pronunciation
How to pronounce ballistics in British English:
UK [bəˈlɪstɪks]
How to pronounce ballistics in American English:
US [bəˈlɪstɪks]
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- Noun:
- the trajectory of an object in free flight
- the science of flight dynamics
Word Origin
- ballistics (n.)
- 1753, "art of throwing; science of projectiles," with -ics + Latin ballista "ancient military machine for hurling stones," from Greek ballistes, from ballein "to throw, to throw so as to hit," also in a looser sense, "to put, place, lay;" from PIE root *gwele- (1) "to throw, reach," in extended senses "to pierce" (cognates: Sanskrit apa-gurya "swinging," balbaliti "whirls, twirls;" Greek bole "a throw, beam, ray," belemnon "dart, javelin," belone "needle"). Here, too, probably belongs Greek ballizein "to dance," literally "to throw one's body," ancient Greek dancing being highly athletic.
Example
- 1. Neither technique is complicated or new , but the combination of images and ballistics had never been used for launch analyses before .
- 2. Both problems mr ray resolved are from the field of dynamics and his solutions are expected to contribute to greater precision in areas such as ballistics .
- 3. Although hobbes made important contributions in a number of other fields , including geometry , ballistics and optics , it is for his work as a political thinker that he is best known .
- 4. Yo ! Did ballistics change their extension ?
- 5. The army wound ballistics experts fired some comparison bullets .