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/bəˈlɪst.ɪks/ · noun
(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..
Use ballistics when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Ballistics means (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..
Common synonyms include ballistic trajectory.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use ballistics where its definition matches the intended context.
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